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I Have

Beginner 1 • 8 Words

While Russian does technically have a verb that means "to have," we don't often use it when we want to say "I have something." Instead, we say something like "in my possession there is" - but don't worry, the expression is actually really, really short!

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		Word	Definition	Fluency
		есть (verb) (present) (Вы / они / он / она / ты / мы / я / оно / вы) (imperfective) there is (are); exists; is available	(verb) (present) (Вы / они / он / она / ты / мы / я / оно / вы) (imperfective) there is (are); exists; is available
		у меня...есть (phrase) I have	(phrase) I have
		время (sing.) (neut.) (noun) (nominative/accusative) time	(sing.) (neut.) (noun) (nominative/accusative) time
		деньги (pl.) (fem.) (noun) (nominative/accusative) money	(pl.) (fem.) (noun) (nominative/accusative) money
		дети (pl.) (noun) (nominative) children; kids	(pl.) (noun) (nominative) children; kids
		карта (sing.) (fem.) (noun) (nominative) map	(sing.) (fem.) (noun) (nominative) map
		у тебя...есть (sing.) (phrase) (present) you have	(sing.) (phrase) (present) you have
		У вас...есть (phrase) you (all) have	(phrase) you (all) have

there is (are)

I have

I have a house.

I have time.

I have money.

I have kids.

I have a map.

you have

Do you have a map?

Do you have kids?

you (all) have

Do you (all) have time?

Do you (all) have money?

I Have

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