Have and has
Have እና has ("አለኝ")
Say what you have: things you own, your family and your plans.
How it works
We use have and has to talk about things we own, our family, and some everyday things.
የራሳችን ስለሆኑ ነገሮች፣ ስለ ቤተሰብ እና ስለ አንዳንድ የዕለት ነገሮች ለመናገር have እና has እንጠቀማለን።
Have or has? · have ወይስ has?
I / you / we / they have → I have a phone.
እኔ፣ አንተ/አንቺ፣ እኛ፣ እነሱ → have
he / she / it has → She has a car.
እሱ፣ እሷ፣ እሱ (ለነገር) → has
Negative: I don't have… / He doesn't have…
አሉታዊ፦ don't have / doesn't have
In Amharic we say ወንድም አለኝ. In English, the person comes first: I have a brother.
በአማርኛ "ወንድም አለኝ" እንላለን። በእንግሊዝኛ ሰውየው ይቀድማል፦ I have a brother።
Examples
Listen, then tap the microphone to record yourself and compare. Your voice stays on your phone.
I have a new phone.
አዲስ ስልክ አለኝ።
She has two sisters.
ሁለት እህቶች አሏት።
We have English class today.
ዛሬ የእንግሊዝኛ ክፍለ ጊዜ አለን።
My father has a small shop in Merkato.
አባቴ መርካቶ ትንሽ ሱቅ አለው።
They don't have a car.
መኪና የላቸውም።
Do you have a pen?
እስክሪብቶ አለዎት?