Imam predlog za subotu.

to have

Breakdown of Imam predlog za subotu.

• za: for
• subota: Saturday
• predlog: a suggestion

Questions & Answers about Imam predlog za subotu.

What does imam mean here, and what is its base form?

Imam means I have.

Its dictionary form is imati, which means to have.
So:

• imati = to have
• imam = I have

This is the 1st person singular present tense form.

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A few related forms are:

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

Why is there no word for I? Shouldn’t it be Ja imam?

In Serbian, the subject pronoun is often left out because the verb ending already shows who is doing the action.

So imam already clearly means I have, and ja is usually unnecessary.

• Imam predlog za subotu. = I have a suggestion for Saturday.
• Ja imam predlog za subotu. = I have a suggestion for Saturday.

Both are correct, but adding ja gives extra emphasis, as if you were stressing I.

What exactly does predlog mean? Is it the same as suggestion?

Yes, in this sentence predlog means suggestion or proposal.

So Imam predlog is a very natural way to say: