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

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Level

A1 / HSK1
Level

A1
Level

HSK1
Similar to
- Expressing existence with "you" (A1)
Similar to
- Expressing existence with "you" (HSK1)
Used for

Expressing possession
Keywords

有

有 (yǒu) can be used in various ways, but the most basic meaning of this verb you need to know is "to have."

Structure

Subject + 有 + Noun

Examples

我有钱。I have money.
你有房子。You have a house.
她有车。She has a car.
我有女朋友。 I have a girlfriend.
他有一个太太。He has a wife.
他有两个女儿。He has two daughters.
他有很多小狗。He has many puppies.
你有什么？What do you have?
你有 iPad 吗？Do you have an iPad?
你有工作吗？Do you have a job?

Negating 有

The verb 有 (yǒu) is negated in a special way. It is not negated with 不 (bù), like most verbs; it is negated with 没 (méi). The negative form of 有 (yǒu) is 没有 (méiyǒu). For more on that topic, see our article on negation of "you".

Sources and further reading

Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition (pp. 87-8) →buy
Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed) (p. 53) →buy
New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1) (p. 105) →buy
New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1)(2nd ed) (pp. 122-3) →buy
New Practical Chinese Reader 2 (新实用汉语课本2) (p. 155) →buy
40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (基础汉语40课下册） (pp. 300-1)→buy
40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (基础汉语40课上册） (pp. 62, 73)→buy

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-* [[Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed)]] (pp. 53) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276385/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276385 →buy]
+* [[Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed)]] (p. 53) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276385/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276385 →buy]
-* [[New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1)]] (pp. 105) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561910401/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=7561910401 →buy]
+* [[New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1)]] (p. 105) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561910401/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=7561910401 →buy]
 * [[New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1)(2nd ed)]] (pp. 122-3) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561926235/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=7561926235 →buy]
-* [[New Practical Chinese Reader 2 (新实用汉语课本2)]] (pp. 155) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561911297/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=7561911297 →buy]
+* [[New Practical Chinese Reader 2 (新实用汉语课本2)]] (p. 155) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561911297/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=7561911297 →buy]
 *[[40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (基础汉语40课下册）]] (pp. 300-1)[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001FTL8D8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001FTL8D8&linkCode=as2&tag=allset-20 →buy]
 *[[40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (基础汉语40课上册）]] (pp. 62, 73)[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001FTL8D8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001FTL8D8&linkCode=as2&tag=allset-20 →buy]