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。
( Ms.Suzuki has a car. )
( Ms.Suzuki has a car. )
わたしは きものを もっています。
( I have a kimono. )
( I have a kimono. )
to have meal
ひるごはんを たべます。
( I have lunch. )
( I have lunch. )
よるごはんを たべます。
( I have dinner. )
( I have dinner. )
to have a cold
かぜを ひきました。
( I had a cold. )
( I had a cold. )
to have a headache
あたまが いたいです
( I have a headache. )
( I have a headache. )
おなかが いたいです。
( I have a stomachache. )
( I have a stomachache. )
to have a party or a meeting
あした パーティーが あります。
( I have a party tomorrow. )
( I have a party tomorrow. )
おおさかで かいぎが ありました。
( We had a meeting in Osaka. )
( We had a meeting in Osaka. )
to have a good time
たのしいです。
( I have a good time. )
( I have a good time. )
りょこうは たのしかったです。
( I had a good trip. )
( I had a good trip. )
to have a family member
わたしは あにが います。
( I have an old brother. )
( I have an old brother. )
わたしは いもうとが います。
( I have a younger sister. )
( I have a younger sister. )
わたしは むすめが ふたり います。
( I have 2 daughters. )
( I have 2 daughters. )
to have my hair cut
きのう かみを きりました。
( I had my hair cut yesterday. )
( I had my hair cut yesterday. )
to have homework or exam
しゅくだいが あります。
( I have homework. )
( I have homework. )
らいしゅう テストが あります。
( I have an exam next week. )
( I have an exam next week. )
to have plan
きんようびは よていが あります。
( I have a plan on Friday. )
( I have a plan on Friday. )