Danas imam sastanak koji počinje u osam sati.

to have

Breakdown of Danas imam sastanak koji počinje u osam sati.

• danas: today
• počinjati: to start
• u: at

Questions & Answers about Danas imam sastanak koji počinje u osam sati.

Why does the sentence start with Danas? Could it go somewhere else?

Yes. Danas means today, and Serbian word order is fairly flexible.

Putting Danas first is very natural because it sets the time frame right away. It is similar to saying Today, I have a meeting... in English.

You could also hear:

• Imam danas sastanak...
• Imam sastanak danas...

But Danas imam sastanak... is a very normal, neutral way to say it.

Why is there no word for a before sastanak?

Serbian does not have articles like a or the.

So imam sastanak can mean:

• I have a meeting
• I have the meeting

The exact meaning depends on context. In this sentence, English naturally uses a meeting, but Serbian does not need a separate word for that.

What case is sastanak in?

It is in the accusative singular because it is the direct object of imam.

The verb imati means to have, and its object normally goes in the accusative:

• Imam knjigu = I have a book
• Imam sastanak = I have a meeting

Because is a masculine inanimate noun, its accusative singular looks the same as its nominative singular: