A1 · Débutant Chapitre 14

The Verb 'To Have' (Имам)

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Unlock the power of possession and existence using the Bulgarian verb 'имам'.

  • Conjugate the verb 'имам' across all persons.
  • Express ownership of objects and relationships.
  • Formulate questions and negative statements with ease.
Own your language journey with 'имам'.

Ce que tu vas apprendre

Master the conjugation and usage of the verb 'to have' (имам) in the present tense. This chapter is crucial for expressing possession and existence.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

  1. 1
    By the end you will be able to: Conjugate 'имам' accurately in sentences.
  2. 2
    By the end you will be able to: Ask and answer questions about possession.

Conseils et astuces (4)

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Use 'ли'

Always add 'ли' for questions. It makes you sound natural.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Conjugation of 'Имам' (To Have) - Present Tense
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Pro-drop

You can drop the pronoun 'Аз' because the verb ending tells you who is speaking.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Expressing Possession with 'Имам'
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The 'Не' Rule

Never put 'не' before 'имам'. It is always 'нямам'.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Negating 'Имам' (Нямам)
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Keep it simple

Don't overthink the word order. Just Verb + ли + Object.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Asking 'Do you have?' (Имаш ли?)

Vocabulaire clé (6)

имам to have нямам I do not have ли question marker кола car време time хляб bread

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Review Summary

  • имам, имаш, има, имаме, имате, имат
  • нямам + noun
  • Има + noun

Erreurs courantes

You must conjugate the verb for the subject 'I'. 'Имам' is the correct form for 'I'.

Wrong: Аз има кола.
Correct: Аз имам кола.

Bulgarian uses a special negated verb form 'нямам' instead of 'не имам'.

Wrong: Не имам време.
Correct: Нямам време.

The 'ли' particle is usually placed immediately after the verb. Adding 'ти' is redundant.

Wrong: Имаш ли ти кола?
Correct: Имаш ли кола?

Next Steps

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Pratique rapide (10)

Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Не имам пари.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Нямам пари.
Use 'нямам'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Expressing Possession with 'Имам'

Fill in the verb.

___ ли въпроси?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Имате
Formal address requires 'Имате'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Asking 'Do you have?' (Имаш ли?)

Fill in the blank.

Аз ___ кола.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: имам
First person singular.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Expressing Possession with 'Имам'

Choose the correct form.

Ти ___ време.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: имаш
Second person singular.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Expressing Possession with 'Имам'

Choose the correct form.

___ ли време?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Имаш
Use 'Имаш' for singular informal.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Asking 'Do you have?' (Имаш ли?)

Fill in the blank.

Ние ___ идея.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: имаме
First person plural.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Expressing Possession with 'Имам'

Choose the formal version.

How to ask a stranger?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Имате ли карта?
Use 'Имате' for formal.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Asking 'Do you have?' (Имаш ли?)

Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Той имам кола.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Той има кола.
Third person singular.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Expressing Possession with 'Имам'

Choose the correct sentence.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Нямам време.
'Нямам' is the correct negative form.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Negating 'Имам' (Нямам)

Choose the correct form.

Те ___ къща.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: имат
Third person plural.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Expressing Possession with 'Имам'

Score: /10

Questions fréquentes (6)

Yes, it is the standard verb for possession in Bulgarian.
Add 'ли' after the verb, e.g., 'Имаш ли?'
No, you must use 'нямам'.
Add 'ли' after the verb.
No, that is incorrect. Always use 'нямам'.
Yes, 'нямам' is the same for all persons.
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