Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/Express-possession-with-有-(yǒu)
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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
- 你有 機 票。
- Nǐ yǒu jī piào.
You have the plane ticket.
- 你 有 機 票 嗎?
- Nǐ yǒu jī piào ma?
Do you have the plane ticket?
- 我 有 钱。
- Wǒ yǒu qián.
I have 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) .
Example
- 你 有 空儿吗?
Do you have free time?
- 我 没有 空儿。
I do not have free time.
Videos
Sources
https://chine.in/mandarin/grammaire/ASGOOCVO
http://blog.chinoisfacile.fr/post/2011/06/Le-verbe-avoir-en-chinois
https://www.chine-nouvelle.com/methode/chinois/10-lieux-publics.html