Imamo isto radno vreme.

to have

Breakdown of Imamo isto radno vreme.

• radno vreme: working hours
• isti: same

Questions & Answers about Imamo isto radno vreme.

What does Imamo mean here, and why is there no separate word for we?

Imamo means we have.

In Serbian, the verb ending already shows the subject, so you often do not need to say mi (we). The ending -mo tells you it is first person plural.

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

So Imamo isto radno vreme naturally means We have the same working hours / the same work schedule.

You could say Mi imamo isto radno vreme, but mi would usually add emphasis, like We have the same hours.

Why is it isto, not isti?

Because isto agrees with radno vreme, and vreme is a neuter singular noun.

The basic dictionary form isti is the masculine singular form of same. Serbian adjectives and adjective-like words must agree with the noun in gender, number, and case.

Here the noun phrase is:

• vreme = time / schedule, neuter singular
• radno vreme = working hours / work schedule

So same must also be neuter singular:

• masculine: