Verb Table: “to have”
English:
Here is how the verb “to have” is conjugated in different Slavic languages. Notice how close the forms are — only Polish uses a different root (mieć) but still follows the same idea. Students can see that Interslavic connects the languages together.
Person | Interslavic Latin / Cyrillic |
Polski 🇵🇱 | Русский 🇷🇺 | Українська 🇺🇦 | BCMS 🇷🇸🇭🇷🇧🇦🇲🇪 | O.C.S. ☦️ |
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I | ja imȯm / ја имȯм | ja mam | у меня есть (lit. “by me is”) | я маю | ja imam | азъ имамъ |
you (sg.) | ty imaš / ты имаш | ty masz | у тебя есть | ти маєш | ti imaš | ты имаши |
he / she | on/ona ima / он/она има | on/ona ma | у него/неё есть | він/вона має | on/ona ima | онъ/она имать |
we | my imajemo / мы имајемо | my mamy | у нас есть | ми маємо | mi imamo | мы имамъ |
you (pl.) | vy imate / вы имате | wy macie | у вас есть | ви маєте | vi imate | вы имате |
they | oni imajut / они имајут | oni mają | у них есть | вони мають | oni imaju | они имать |
Lesson: “I have, you have, she has…”
English:
This lesson uses the verb “to have” in Interslavic with a broad set of native Slavic nouns. The sentences are short, clear, and repetitive, so children and students can quickly memorize them. By practicing, they will not only learn the forms of the verb but also absorb more than thirty core words of Slavic heritage: family members, nature, animals, food, and everyday things. These are words that Proto-Slavs already knew, and their descendants still use today in almost unchanged form.
Interslavic (ABČŽ):
Glagol iměti (“to have”) sklanja se takto:
Ja imȯm – I have
Ty imaš – You have
On/ona ima – He/she has
My imajemo – We have
Vy imate – You (plural) have
Oni imajut – They have
Interslavic (Cyrillic):
Глагол имѣти (“to have”) склонја се тако:
Ја имȯм – I have
Ты имаш – You have
Он/она има – He/she has
Мы имајемо – We have
Вы имате – You (plural) have
Они имајут – They have
Practice Sentences
English:
Here are simple sentences. Each one teaches a new noun. Try reading them aloud and repeating them with your family or friends.
Interslavic (ABČŽ):
Ja imȯm brata. (I have a brother)
Ty imaš sestru. (You have a sister)
On ima otca. (He has a father)
Ona ima mater. (She has a mother)
Ja imȯm syna. (I have a son)
Ty imaš dȯćeŕ. (You have a daughter)
Ona ima dědu. (She has a grandfather)
On ima babu. (He has a grandmother)
My imajemo dom. (We have a house)
Oni imajut grad. (They have a town)
Ja imȯm selo. (I have a village)
Ty imaš knigu. (You have a book)
Ona ima pismo. (She has a letter)
On ima ognь. (He has a fire)
Ja imȯm vodu. (I have water)
Ty imaš vino. (You have wine)
On ima konja. (He has a horse)
Ona ima psa. (She has a dog)
My imajemo kota. (We have a cat)
Oni imajut ovcu. (They have a sheep)
Ja imȯm hleb. (I have bread)
Ty imaš męso. (You have meat)
On ima rybu. (He has a fish)
Ona ima med. (She has honey)
My imajemo moloko. (We have milk)
Ja imȯm pole. (I have a field)
Ty imaš drěvo. (You have a tree)
On ima cvět. (He has a flower)
Ona ima sȯlnce. (She has the sun)
My imajemo lunu. (We have the moon)
Oni imajut nebo. (They have the sky)
Interslavic (Cyrillic):
Ја имȯм брат.
Ты имаш сестру.
Он има отца.
Она има матерь.
Ја имȯм сына.
Ты имаш дȯћерь.
Она има дѣду.
Он има бабу.
Мы имајемо дом.
Они имајут град.
Ја имȯм село.
Ты имаш книгу.
Она има письмо.
Он има огнь.
Ја имȯм воду.
Ты имаш вино.
Он има коня.
Она има пса.
Мы имајемо кота.
Они имајут овцу.
Ја имȯм хлѣб.
Ты имаш мѧсо.
Он има рыбу.
Она има мёд.
Мы имајемо молоко.
Ја имȯм поле.
Ты имаш дрѣво.
Он има цвѣт.
Она има солнце.
Мы имајемо луну.
Они имајут небо.
Vocabulary Table
English 🇬🇧🇺🇸 | Interslavic Latin / Cyrillic |
Polski 🇵🇱 | Русский 🇷🇺 | Українська 🇺🇦 | BCMS 🇷🇸🇭🇷🇧🇦🇲🇪 | O.C.S. ☦️ |
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brother | brat / брат | brat | брат | брат | brat | братъ |
sister | sestrа / сестра | siostra | сестра | сестра | sestra | сестра |
father | otcь / отец | ojciec | отец | батько | otac | отьць |
mother | mater / матерь | matka | мать | мати | majka | мать |
son | syn / сын | syn | сын | син | sin | сынъ |
daughter | dȯćeŕ / дȯћерь | córka | дочь | дочка | kći | дъщи |
grandfather | děd / дѣд | dziad | дед | дід | djed | дѣдъ |
grandmother | baba / баба | babka | бабушка | баба | baba | баба |
house | dom / дом | dom | дом | дім | dom | домъ |
town | grad / град | gród | город | город | grad | градъ |
village | selo / село | wieś | село | село | selo | село |
book | kniga / книга | księga/książka | книга | книга | knjiga | книга |
letter | pismo / письмо | pismo | письмо | лист | pismo | письмо |
fire | ognь / огнь | ogień | огонь | вогонь | ognj | огнь |
water | voda / вода | woda | вода | вода | voda | вода |
wine | vino / вино | wino | вино | вино | vino | вино |
horse | konj / конь | koń | конь | кінь | konj | конь |
dog | pes / пес | pies | пёс | пес | pas | пьсъ |
cat | kot / кот | kot | кот | кіт | kot | котъ |
sheep | ovca / овца | owca | овца | вівця | ovca | овьца |
bread | hleb / хлѣб | chleb | хлеб | хліб | hleb | хлѣбъ |
meat | męso / мѧсо | mięso | мясо | м’ясо | meso | мѧсо |
fish | ryba / рыба | ryba | рыба | риба | riba | рыба |
honey | med / мёд | miód | мёд | мед | med | медъ |
milk | moloko / молоко | mleko | молоко | молоко | mlijeko | млѣко |
field | pole / поле | pole | поле | поле | polje | поле |
tree | drěvo / дрѣво | drzewo | дерево | дерево | drvo | древо |
flower | cvět / цвѣт | kwiat | цвет | цвіт | cvijet | цвѣтъ |
sun | sȯlnce / солнце | słońce | солнце | сонце | sunce | солньце |
moon | luna / луна | luna | луна | місяць | luna | лъна |
sky | nebo / небо | niebo | небо | небо | nebo | небо |
- Ja imȯm brata. (I have a brother)
- Ty imaš sestru. (You have a sister)
- On ima otca. (He has a father)
- Ona ima mater. (She has a mother)
- Ja imȯm syna. (I have a son)
- Ty imaš dȯćeŕ. (You have a daughter)
- Ona ima dědu. (She has a grandfather)
- On ima babu. (He has a grandmother)
- My imajemo dom. (We have a house)
- Oni imajut grad. (They have a town)
- Ja imȯm selo. (I have a village)
- Ty imaš knigu. (You have a book)
- Ona ima pismo. (She has a letter)
- On ima ognь. (He has a fire)
- Ja imȯm vodu. (I have water)
- Ty imaš vino. (You have wine)
- On ima konja. (He has a horse)
- Ona ima psa. (She has a dog)
- My imajemo kota. (We have a cat)
- Oni imajut ovcu. (They have a sheep)
- Ja imȯm hleb. (I have bread)
- Ty imaš męso. (You have meat)
- On ima rybu. (He has a fish)
- Ona ima med. (She has honey)
- My imajemo moloko. (We have milk)
- Ja imȯm pole. (I have a field)
- Ty imaš drěvo. (You have a tree)
- On ima cvět. (He has a flower)
- Ona ima sȯlnce. (She has the sun)
- My imajemo lunu. (We have the moon)
- Oni imajut nebo. (They have the sky)