Da li imate veću veličinu koju mogu da probam?

to have

Breakdown of Da li imate veću veličinu koju mogu da probam?

• da li: do
• moći: can
• veći: bigger

Questions & Answers about Da li imate veću veličinu koju mogu da probam?

What does Da li do at the beginning of the sentence?

Da li is a very common way to form a yes/no question in Serbian.

So:

• Imate veću veličinu. = You have a bigger size.
• Da li imate veću veličinu? = Do you have a bigger size?

It does not translate word-for-word very naturally into English; it simply signals that the sentence is a question.

You may also hear questions formed without da li, just by intonation:

• Imate veću veličinu?

That is also natural in everyday speech.

Why is it imate and not imaš?

Imate is the 2nd person plural form of imati = to have.

But in Serbian, just like in many European languages, the plural form is also used as a polite singular when speaking to one person formally, such as a store employee.

So here:

• imate = do you have (formal / polite, or plural)
• imaš = do you have (informal singular, to a friend, child, etc.)

Since this sentence would normally be said in a shop, imate is the expected choice.

Why is it veću veličinu and not veća veličina?