imeti

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьměti.

Verb

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imeti ? (Cyrillic spelling имети)

  1. (Kajkavian) to have
    Synonym: imati

Further reading

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  • Pero Budmani, editor (1887–1891), “imjeti”, in Rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika‎[1] (in Serbo-Croatian), volume 3, Zagreb: JAZU, page 823

Slovene

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *jьměti.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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imẹ́ti impf or pf

  1. (imperfective) to have
    Synonyms: premóči, razpolȃgati, posedováti
    • 1862, Valentin Zarnik, “Originali iz domačega življenja”, in Novice gospodarskih, obertnijskih in narodskih stvarí (20), Ljubljana, page 242:
      On je bil mož principov in načel, v vsem obnašanju in za vsako zadevo je imel svoje načelo.
      He was a man of principles and tenets, for all behavioral traits and every subject he had his principle.
  2. (imperfective) to have with
    Synonyms: nosīti, vlẹ́či, vlačīti
    Vozniško dovoljenje imam vedno s seboj, tudi če ne vozim
    I have my driiving licence always with me, even if I don't drive.
  3. (imperfective) to have in stock, to offer
    Synonyms: núditi, ponújati
    Spomladi ima vsaka tržnica sveže jagode.
    Every market offers fresh strawberries in the sping.
  4. (imperfective) to be old
    Synonym: bíti stȁr
    Moja hči ima že deset let.
    My daughter is already ten years old.
  5. (imperfective, colloquial) to tempt
    Synonym: mȋkati
    Ima me, da bi te udaril.
    I want to slap you right now.
  6. (imperfective) to breed
    Synonyms: gojīti, redīti
  7. (imperfective, rare) to find, to form an opinion
    Synonyms: držáti, jemáti, smȃtrati, štẹ́ti, traktȋrati
    To trditev imam za pravilno.
    I think this statement is true.
  8. (imperfective, colloquial) to wear
    Synonyms: nosīti, imẹ́ti oblẹ̑čeno
  9. (imperfective) Used to signify smug, similar to the verb get what one deserves.
    Synonym: dobīti, kar kdo išče
    Dolgo je najedal, zdaj pa ima!
    He was nagging for a long time, but he got what he deserved!
  10. (perfective) to give birth
    Synonyms: rodīti, skotīti
    • 2005, Mojca Lorenčič, “Starost res ni obdobje, ko bi ženska zanosila in imela otroka”, in Dnevnik‎[2]:
      Starost res ni obdobje, ko bi ženska zanosila in imela otroka
      Oldness is really not the time to have children.
  11. (imperfective) to be rich
    Synonym: imẹ́ti pod pȃlcem
    On pa ima.
    He is rich.
  12. (reflexive) to do, to perform
    Lepo se imam
    I am doing well
  13. (imperfective, obsolete) to seize, to capture
    Žeja me ima.
    I am thirsty.
  14. (modal, obsolete) should, must
    Synonym: mọ̑rati
    Imel bi pridnejši biti.
    You should be more diligent.
  15. (auxiliary, obsolete, northern Littoral dialects) Used to form future tense.
    • around 1380, Celovški rokopis, page 1:
      Gory yiede w nebeſſa ſeydi kch deſſnuttczy boga otſche wſemogotſchiga od tody kch iyma priti ſoditi ſywe yno mortwe.
      He ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of the God, the almighty Father, where he will come from and judge the living and the dead.

Inflection

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Does not fit into any verb class, accentual type III (accent is directly before the endings), perfective and imperfective
Infinitive imẹ́ti (e-ti)
Long infinitive (usually only written, except in very formal contexts) imẹ́ti
Short infinitive (in spoken formal language, colloquial) imȅt, imẹ̑t, mȅt, mẹ̑t
Supine –
l-participle
masculine feminine neuter
singular imȅl, imẹ̑l, mȅl, mẹ̑l imẹ̄la, mẹ̄la imẹ̄lo, mẹ̄lo
dual imẹ̄la, mẹ̄la imẹ̄li, mẹ̄li imẹ̄li, mẹ̄li
plural imẹ̄li, mẹ̄li imẹ̄le, mẹ̄le imẹ̄la, mẹ̄la
n-/t-participle (passive participle)
masculine feminine neuter
singular – – –
dual – – –
plural – – –
š-participle
masculine feminine neuter
singular imẹ̑vši imẹ̑vša imẹ̑vše
dual imẹ̑vša imẹ̑vši imẹ̑vši
plural imẹ̑vši imẹ̑vše imẹ̑vša
adverbial š-participle imẹ̑vši
True gerund –
Objectified gerund imẹ̑tje
Present stem imȃm (a-m), imperative forms end in e-m, additional negative present indicative forms
Present indicative
singular dual plural
1st person imȃm, mȃm imȃva, mȃva, imȃma, mȃma imȃmo, mȃmo
2nd person imȃš, mȃš imȃta, mȃta, imȃsta, mȃsta imȃte, mȃte, imȃste, mȃste
3rd person imȃ, mȃ imȃta, mȃta, imȃsta, mȃsta imȃjo, mȃjo
Negative present indicative
singular dual plural
1st person nȋmam, nímam nȋmava, nímava, nȋmama, nímama nȋmamo, nímamo
2nd person nȋmaš, nímaš nȋmata, nímata, nȋmasta, nímasta nȋmate, nímate, nȋmate, nímate
3rd person nȋma, níma nȋmata, nímata, nȋmasta, nímasta nȋmajo, nímajo
Imperative
singular dual plural
1st person imȅj, imȇj, mȅj, mȇj imȇjva, mȇjva, imȇjma, mȇjma imȇjmo, mȇjmo
2nd person imȅj, imȇj, mȅj, mȇj imȇjta, mȇjta imȇjte, mȇjte
3rd person imȅj, imȇj, mȅj, mȇj imȇjta, mȇjta –
č-participle
masculine feminine neuter
singular imajọ̄č imajọ́ča imajọ́če
dual imajọ́ča imajọ́či imajọ́či
plural imajọ́či imajọ́če imajọ́ča
adverbial participles
č-participle imajọ̄č
e-participle imȃje


Derived terms

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See also

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Further reading

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  • “imeti”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
  • Maks Pleteršnik, editor (1894), “iméti”, in Slovensko-nemški slovar (in Slovene), volume 1, Ljubljana: Knezoškofijstvo, page 294
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