▎有, yǒu, (Vst), to possess, to have, to own (1)

 

Function The verb 有 refers to possession or ownership.

1 我有很多照片。

Wǒ yǒu hěn duō zhàopiàn.

I have many photos.

2 他們有好喝的茶。

Tāmen yǒu hǎohē de chá.

They have good-tasting tea.

 

Structures

Negation：有 is always negated with 沒méi .

1 他沒有房子。

Tā méi yǒu fángzi.

He does not have a house.

2 我沒有書。

Wǒ méi yǒu shū.

I don’t have a book.

3 對不起, 我們沒有烏龍茶.

Duìbùqǐ, wǒmen méi yǒu Wūlóng chá.

Sorry, we don’t have any Oolong tea.

4 我沒有兄弟姐妹.

Wǒ méi yǒu xiōngdì jiěmèi.

I don’t have any brothers or sisters.

Questions：The A-not-A form for the verb 有 is 有沒有yǒu méi yǒu.

1 你們有沒有好喝的咖啡？

Nǐmen yǒu méi yǒu hǎohē de kāfēi?

Do you have good- tasting coffee?

2 你們有烏龍茶嗎？

Nǐmen yǒu Wūlóng chá ma?

Do you have Oolong tea?

3 你有幾張照片？

Nǐ yǒu jǐ zhāng zhàopiàn?

How many photos do you have?