Danas imam temperaturu.

to have

Breakdown of Danas imam temperaturu.

• danas: today
• temperatura: temperature or fever

Questions & Answers about Danas imam temperaturu.

What does each word in Danas imam temperaturu mean?

• danas = today
• imam = I have
• temperaturu = a temperature / a fever (direct object form of temperatura)

So the sentence structure is literally Today I have a temperature.

Why is it imam if there is no word for I?

In Serbian, the verb ending often already shows who the subject is.

• imam = I have
• imaš = you have
• ima = he/she/it has

Because -m in imam already means I, the pronoun ja is usually left out unless you want emphasis.

• (Ja) danas imam temperaturu. = I have a fever today.

Why is it temperaturu and not temperatura?

Because temperaturu is in the accusative case.

The verb imati (to have) takes a direct object, and direct objects are usually in the accusative.

• nominative: temperatura
• accusative: temperaturu

So: