The negative form: немам, немаш, нема…
The rule
Glagol „imati“ - prezent
The part of the grammar page this lesson drills — read it here, then use it.
Negative present - немати
The negative of имати is not не + имати written apart - it is its own verb, немати, built on the present stem нема- (see the table below), the same fused pattern as бити's нисам.
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | nemam | nemamo |
| 2. | nemaš | nemate |
| 3. | nema | nemaju |