No. 886 in Macedonian
имаа
The Macedonian word "имаа" translates to "they had" in English.
In a sentence
Тие имаа интересно лето.
They had an interesting summer.
Used as a past tense conjugation of the verb 'има' (to have) to indicate owning or experiencing something in the past.
Тие имаа право на избор.
They had the right to choose.
Here it implies possessing an abstract concept (the right) in the past.
Децата имаа насмевка на лицето.
The children had smiles on their faces.
This usage describes having or displaying an expression (smiles) at a given time in the past.
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