Preposition Review
Let’s look at all the constructions of have
We’ll start by reviewing ke paas = have:
Sita has = near Sita = Sita ke paas
Sita has five dollars = Sita ke paas paanch dollar hai
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She has a red laptop =
Do you have a pen? =
I have
We use mere paas = I have
mujh ke paas = I have (wrong)
mere paas = I have
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I have a laptop =
I have a car =
Relations
For relations, we don’t use ke paas
Start with: Sita ka ek bhai = Sita’s one brother
then add hai:
Sita ka ek bhai hai = Sita’s one brother is = Sita has a brother
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Radha’s two sisters are =
Amit has one mother =
Some common "have" sentences
For the following “have” sentences, we use the “ko” form:
mujh ko bukhar hai = I have a fever
mujhe zukaam hai = I have a cold
Amit ko bahut kaam hai = Amit has lot of work
Note: mujhe is a synonym of mujh ko
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Do you have fever? =
I have work =
I have a lot of work =
Another common form with "have"
In this sentence, we are talking about containing something:
The house “has” four rooms
Rephrase it this way:
In the house, there are four rooms = ghar me, char kamre hai
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The garden has a tree = In the garden, there is a tree =
The car has two doors = In the car, there are two doors =
