Having and existence with 有

Structure Subject + 有 + object

有 (yǒu) means both "to have" (possession) and "there is/are" (place + 有 + thing). It is a special verb because it is NEVER negated with 不: its negative is 没有 (or 没). Saying 不有 is a very common beginner mistake.

Examples

我wǒ有yǒu一yī个ge朋péng友you。
I have a friend.
他tā有yǒu两liǎng本běn书shū。
He has two books.
家jiā里lǐ有yǒu人rén吗ma？
Is anyone home?

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