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== Examples ==
== Examples ==
 
* <span class = "notranslate"> 我 有 钱。</span>
* <span class = "notranslate"> 我 有 钱. </span>
* <span class = "notranslate">Wǒ yǒu qián.</span>
* <span class = "notranslate"> Wǒ yǒu qián. </span>
<blockquote> I have (the) money. </blockquote>
<blockquote> I have (the) money. </blockquote>


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* <span class = "notranslate"> 他 有 狗 狗 狗. </span>
* <span class = "notranslate"> 他 有 小狗。</span>
* <span class = "notranslate"> Tā yǒu hnduō xiǎo gǒu. </span>
* <span class = "notranslate"> Tā yǒu hěnduō xiǎo gǒu.</span>
<blockquote> He has a lot of puppies. </blockquote>
<blockquote> He has a lot of puppies. </blockquote>



Revision as of 19:06, 10 October 2018

有 (yǒu) can be used in many ways, but the most common meaning of this Chinese verb is "to have".

Structure

Subject + 有 + Name

Examples

  • 我 有 钱。
  • Wǒ yǒu qián.

I have (the) money.


  • 你 有 房子.
  • Nǐ yǒu fángzi.

You have a house.


  • 她 有 车.
  • Tā yǒu chē.

She has a car.


  • 我 有 女 朋友.
  • Wǒ yǒu nǚ pengyǒu.

I have a girlfriend.


  • 他 有 一 个 太太.
  • Tā yǒu yīgè tàitài.

He has a wife.


  • 他 有 两 个 女儿.
  • Tā yǒu liǎng gènér.

He has two daughters.


  • 他 有 很 多 小狗。
  • Tā yǒu hěnduō xiǎo gǒu.

He has a lot of puppies.


  • 你 有 什么?
  • Nǐ yǒu shénme?

What do you have?


  • 你 有 iPad 吗?
  • Nǐ yǒu iPad ma?

Do you have a iPad ?


  • 你 有 有 工作 吗?
  • Nǐ yǒu gōngzuò my?

Do you have a job?

 

Negation of 有

  • The verb 有 (yǒu) can be put in its negative form in a very specific way.
  • We do not use 不 (bù) as for most verbs but 没 (méi) .
  • The negative form of 有 (yǒu) is 没有 (méiyǒu) .

Sources

https://chine.in/mandarin/grammaire/ASGOOCVO