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Grammar library
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Grammar library
GRAMMAR · STAGE 1

Having and not having

Read the example, then arrange a sentence using the pattern.

Subject + 有 + object
我有一个姐姐。Wǒ yǒu yí ge jiějie.

I have an older sister.

Negate 有 with 没有, never 不有. The spoken tone of 一 can change within a phrase.

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Arrange the sentence using this pattern: Subject + 有 + object

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