On this page, you can learn how to translate ‘have’ in Japanese. You need different verbs for ‘have’ in Japanese. It depends on what you have.
have (people)
Verb: いる
I have a younger brother.
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私には弟がいます。
have (objects)
Verb: ある
I have money.
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私にはお金があります。
have, hold (objects)
Verb: もっている
I have money.
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私はお金をもっています。
Difference between ある and もっている
もっている can literally mean ‘hold’ something physically. ある could mean that you have it but not with you at the moment.
have (pets)
Verb: かっている
I have a cat.
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私はねこをかっています。
have (body parts)
Sentence pattern: Somebody は body part が adjective です。
My father has big hands.
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父は手が大きいです。
Family: My older sister has a long hair.
On this page, you can learn how to describe the appearance of somebody in your family in Japanese.
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2016.11.17