The usage is different between English and Japanese. How do you say in Japanese to say “have”?
to own or possess
| すずきさんは くるまを もっています。 suzuki-san [wa] kuruma [o] motte-imasu. ( Ms.Suzuki has a car. ) |
| わたしは きものを もっています。 nwatashi [wa] kimono [o] motte-imasu. ( I have a kimono. ) |
to have meal
| ひるごはんを たべます。 hirugohan [o] tabe-masu. ( I have lunch. ) |
| よるごはんを たべます。 yorugohan [o] tabe-masu. ( I have dinner. ) |
to have a cold
| かぜを ひきました。 kaze [o] hiki-mashita. ( I had a cold. ) |
to have a headache
| あたまが いたいです 。 atama [ga] itai-desu. ( I have a headache. ) |
| おなかが いたいです。 onaka [ga] itai-desu. ( I have a stomachache. ) |
to have a party or a meeting
| あした パーティーが あります。 ashita ‘party’ [ga] ari-masu. ( I have a party tomorrow. ) |
| おおさかで かいぎが ありました。 ōsaka [de] kaigi [ga] ari-mashita. ( We had a meeting in Osaka. ) |
to have a good time
| たのしいです。 tanoshī-desu. ( I have a good time. ) |
| りょこうは たのしかったです。 ryokō [wa] tanoshi-kattadesu. ( I had a good trip. ) |
to have a family member
| わたしは あにが います。 watashi [wa] ani [ga] i-masu. ( I have an old brother. ) |
| わたしは いもうとが います。 watashi [wa] imōto [ga] i-masu. ( I have a younger sister. ) |
| わたしは むすめが ふたり います。 watashi [wa] musume [ga] futari i-masu. ( I have 2 daughters. ) |
to have my hair cut
| きのう かみを きりました。 kinō kami [o] kiri-mashita. ( I had my hair cut yesterday. ) |
to have homework or exam
| しゅくだいが あります。 shukudai [ga] ari-masu. ( I have homework. ) |
| らいしゅう テストが あります。 raishū tesuto [ga] ari-masu. ( I have an exam next week. ) |
to have plan
| きんようびは よていが あります。 kinyōbi [wa] yotei [ga] ari-masu. ( I have a plan on Friday. ) |