”I have” in Ukrainian

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There are two ways to say ‘I have’ In Ukrainian.

І. У мене є …

The first way is formed by the formula:

У + owner (Genitive case) + verb “Є” (“to be”)+ object (Nominative case)

Learn the forms of personal pronouns to say “somebody has something”:

”I have” / "У мене є" in Ukrainian

See more about verb “to be”: Lesson 10. The verb “to be” in Ukrainian

  • Що у те́бе є? – У ме́не є ру́чка та зо́шит. – What do you have? – I have a house and a car.
  • У ньо́го є підру́чник? –Так, у ньо́го є підру́чник. – Does he have a textbook? – Yes, he has a textbook.
  • Вчо́ра у ньо́го була́ чо́рна ру́чка, а у не́ї були́ кольоро́ві олівці́. – Yesterday he had a black pen and she had colored pencils.
  • За́втра у не́ї бу́де нова́ інформа́ції. Та́кож у неї бу́дуть нови́ни. – Tomorrow she will have new information. Also, she will have news.

ІІ. Я маю …

The second way is to use the verb “ма́ти” (“to have“):

Owner (Nominative case) + Verb “мати” + object (Accusative case)

Let’s look at the conjugation of the verb “ма́ти”.

Present:

”I have” / "Я маю" in Ukrainian

See more: Lesson 12. Verbs (present tense)

Past:

”I have” / "Я маю" in Ukrainian

Future:

”I have” / "Я маю" in Ukrainian

See more: Lesson 14. The Future Tense in Ukrainian

  • Що ти ма́єш? – Я ма́ю дім та маши́ну. – What do you have? – I have a house and a car.
  • Він ма́є підру́чник? – Так, він ма́є підру́чник. – Does he have a textbook? – Yes, he has a textbook.
  • Вчо́ра він мав чо́рну ру́чку, а вона́ ма́ла кольоро́ві олівці́. – Yesterday he had a black pen and she had colored pencils.
  • За́втра вона́ бу́де ма́ти нову́ інформа́цію. Та́кож вона́ бу́де ма́ти нови́ни. – Tomorrow she will have new information. Also, she will have news.
Note: When we say construction “there’s not/ there’re not”, object or person that is absent we use in Genitive case:
   У ньо́го нема́є маши́ни(Gen.).   – He don’t have a car.
   Вона́ не ма́є ві́льного(Gen.) ча́су(Gen.). – She doesn't have any free time. 
   За́втра у нас не буде уро́ка(Gen.). / За́втра у нас нема́є уро́ка(Gen.).  – We don't have a lesson tomorrow.

Exercises:

1. Put the pronouns in brackets in the correct form.

  1. У (я) _______ є зо́шит.
  2. У (він) _______ є брат.
  3. У (вони) _______ є хо́бі.
  4. У (вона) _______ є робо́та.
  5. У (ми) _______ є мрі́ї.
  6. У (ви) _______ є завда́ння.
  7. У (ти) _______ є друг.
  1. I have a notebook.
  2. He has a brother.
  3. They have hobbies.
  4. She has a job.
  5. We have dreams.
  6. You have a task.
  7. You have a friend.

 2. Put the verb “мати” in the correct form.

  1. Вона _______ велосипе́д.
  2. Я _______ наву́шники.
  3. Вони _______ ідею.
  4. Ми _______ га́рні нови́ни.
  5. Ви _______ ка́рту.
  6. Ти _______ хо́бі?
  1. She has a bicycle.
  2. I have headphones.
  3. They have an idea.
  4. We have good news.
  5. You have a card.
  6. Do you have a hobby?

 3. Translate the sentences.

  1. I have a laptop.
  2. You have knowledge.
  3. She had a bag.
  4. We had a task.
  5. He will have a car.
  6. They will have lessons.

Lesson 10.1. The verb “to be” in Ukrainian

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