No. 134 in Serbian

имати

To have.

In a sentence

Имам књигу коју волим читати.
I have a book that I love reading.
Here, 'имам' directly translates to 'I have,' indicating possession.
Треба да имаш поверење у себе.
You need to have confidence in yourself.
In this sentence, 'имаш' is used to denote possessing or holding an abstract quality, namely 'confidence.'
Будући да има искуства, он је добар у свом послу.
Given that he has experience, he is good at his job.
The word 'има' demonstrates the use to describe holding or possessing a quality or domain knowledge, in this case 'experience.'

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