Иметь or у ... есть?
Russians have the verb иметь ("to have"), but for everyday possession they say у меня есть instead. This exercise trains you to spot which one each sentence needs.
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Russians have the verb иметь ("to have"), but for everyday possession they say у меня есть instead. This exercise trains you to spot which one each sentence needs.
Sometimes Russians say у меня есть, sometimes just у меня — no есть at all. This exercise trains your instinct for when есть belongs in the sentence and when it has to go.
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