No. 139 in Serbian
имали
"Имали" in Serbian means "had" in English.
In a sentence
Имали смо сјајан викенд на планини.
We had a great weekend in the mountains.
Here, 'имали' is used as the past-tense plural form of the verb 'имати' (to have) to indicate possession of an experience.
Да ли су они имали времена да заврше задатак?
Did they have time to finish the task?
In this sentence, 'имали' is also a past-tense form of 'имати,' used in an interrogative structure about possession of time.
Када би имали више ресурса, могли би да заврше пројекат.
If they had more resources, they could complete the project.
Here, 'имали' is used in a conditional clause, expressing hypothetical possession in the past tense.
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