Having: 有 and 没有 — Chinese grammar (HSK 1)

Subject + 有 / 没有 + Noun

有 (yǒu) means "to have", and it is the one verb that is never negated with 不. Its negative form is always 没有 (méiyǒu). Yes/no questions add 吗 as usual, and the short answers are simply 有 or 没有.

Examples

我有一个儿子。 Wǒ yǒu yī ge érzi.	I have a son.
他没有电脑。 Tā méiyǒu diànnǎo.	He does not have a computer.
你有钱吗？ Nǐ yǒu qián ma?	Do you have money?

Tip: 不有 does not exist in Chinese; always say 没有.