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Conjugation of the Serbo-Croatian Verb "imati"

imati
to have
Type
Group I (a-conjugation)
Aspect (vid)
imperfective

Prezent (Present Tense)

Used for current actions, habits, and general truths. For perfective verbs, the present form expresses future meaning.

Pronoun Conjugation
ja imam
ti imaš
on/ona/ono ima
mi imamo
vi imate
oni/one/ona imaju

Perfekat (Past Tense)

Formed with the l-participle + clitic forms of biti (sam, si, je, smo, ste, su). The participle changes for gender and number.

Gender / Number L-Participle Example (1st person)
Masculine singular imao imao sam
Feminine singular imala imala sam
Neuter singular imalo imalo je (3rd person)
Masculine plural imali imali smo (1st pl.)
Feminine plural imale imale smo (1st pl.)

Futur I (Future Tense)

Formed with the clitic forms of htjeti (ću, ćeš, će, ćemo, ćete, će) + infinitive.

Pronoun Conjugation
ja imaću
ti imaćeš
on/ona/ono imaće
mi imećemo
vi imaćete
oni/one/ona imaće

Kondicional (Conditional)

Used for hypothetical situations, polite requests, and wishes. Formed with bih/bi/bismo/biste + l-participle.

Pronoun Conjugation (masc./fem.)
ja bih imao/imala
ti bi imao/imala
on/ona/ono bi imao/imala
mi bismo imali/imale
vi biste imali/imale
oni/one/ona bi imali/imale

Imperativ (Imperative)

Direct commands and requests for ti (singular), mi (let's), and vi (plural/formal).

Person Form
ti (singular) imaj
mi (let's) imajmo
vi (plural/formal) imajte

Example Sentences (Primjeri)

Prezent

Imam novi auto.

I have a new car.

Perfekat

Imao sam pravo.

I was right. (masc.)

Negativan

Nemam vremena.

I don't have time.