Difference between revisions of "Expressing existence with "you""

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* 日本 <em>有</em> 很 多 中国人。 <span class="trans">There are many Chinese people in Japan.</span>
 
* 日本 <em>有</em> 很 多 中国人。 <span class="trans">There are many Chinese people in Japan.</span>
 
* 这里 <em>有</em> 错误。<span class="trans">There is a mistake here.</span>
 
* 这里 <em>有</em> 错误。<span class="trans">There is a mistake here.</span>
* 我 家 <em>有</em> 很 多小狗。<span class="trans">There are a lot of puppies in my home.</span>
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* 我 家 <em>有</em> 很 多 小 狗。<span class="trans">There are a lot of puppies in my home.</span>
 
* 我们 学校 <em>有</em> 很 多 帅哥 。<span class="trans">There are a lot of cute guys in our school.</span>
 
* 我们 学校 <em>有</em> 很 多 帅哥 。<span class="trans">There are a lot of cute guys in our school.</span>
 
* 房间 里 <em>有</em> 两 个 人 。<span class="trans">There are two people in the room.</span>
 
* 房间 里 <em>有</em> 两 个 人 。<span class="trans">There are two people in the room.</span>

Revision as of 08:17, 12 February 2014

有 (yǒu) can mean "to have," but it's also used to say "there is" or "there are."

Structure

The verb 有, "to have", can also be used to express existence. This is similar to saying "there is" or "there are" in English, and is sometimes expressed in other ways as well.

Place + 有 + Object

Examples

  • 那里 啤酒 吗?Is there beer there?
  • 日本 很 多 中国人。 There are many Chinese people in Japan.
  • 这里 错误。There is a mistake here.
  • 我 家 很 多 小 狗。There are a lot of puppies in my home.
  • 我们 学校 很 多 帅哥 。There are a lot of cute guys in our school.
  • 房间 里 两 个 人 。There are two people in the room.
  • 这 个 酒吧 很 多 美女。There are a lot of pretty girls in this bar.
  • 杯子 里 什么?What is there in the cup?
  • 我 的 手机 里 你 的 号码。Your number is on my cell phone.
  • 现在 超市 里 人 吗?Is there anyone in the supermarket now?

See also

Sources and further reading