Have and Has

What you’ll learn

Use have and has to talk about possession and everyday relationships.

ប្រើ have និង has ដើម្បីនិយាយអំពីការមានវត្ថុ និងទំនាក់ទំនងប្រចាំថ្ងៃ។

Meaning and use

Use have with I, you, we, and they. Use has with he, she, it, and a singular name. In this lesson, have means possession or a relationship: She has a bike. I have a sister. For present-simple questions and negatives, use do/does and the base form have: Does she have a bike? She doesn’t have a bike. Have got is another common pattern, but it follows different question and negative patterns and is not the focus here.

ប្រើ have ជាមួយ I, you, we និង they។ ប្រើ has ជាមួយ he, she, it និងឈ្មោះមនុស្សម្នាក់។ ក្នុងមេរៀននេះ have បង្ហាញការមានវត្ថុ ឬទំនាក់ទំនង។ ពេលប្រើ does ឬ doesn’t ត្រូវត្រឡប់ទៅទម្រង់ have មិនមែន has ទេ។

Grammar patterns

Pattern	Example or form
I / you / we / they + have	We have a car.
He / she / it / a singular name + has	She has a bike. Dara has a phone.
Question: do / does + subject + have?	Does she have a bike?
Negative: do not / does not + have	He doesn’t have a car.

Examples

1. I have a sister.

   ខ្ញុំមានបងស្រី ឬប្អូនស្រីម្នាក់។

2. She has a blue bike.

   នាងមានកង់ពណ៌ខៀវមួយគ្រឿង។

3. We have two books.

   យើងមានសៀវភៅពីរក្បាល។

4. Does Dara have a phone?

   តើដារ៉ាមានទូរសព្ទទេ?

Everyday conversation

Dara: Do you have a bike?

Maly: Yes, I do.

Dara: Does your brother have one?

Maly: No, he doesn’t.

Common mistakes

Instead of	Use	Why
She have a bike.	She has a bike.	Use has with she in a positive present-simple statement.
Does he has a phone?	Does he have a phone?	After does, use the base form have.

Practice

Try these questions before opening the answers. Write or say each answer.

សាកល្បងឆ្លើយសំណួរទាំងនេះជាមុនសិន មុននឹងបើកមើលចម្លើយ។ អ្នកអាចសរសេរ ឬនិយាយចម្លើយរបស់អ្នក។

1. Complete: They ___ two bags.
2. Complete: My sister ___ a bike.
3. Complete: Does she ___ a pen?
4. Complete: He doesn’t ___ a car.

Answers and explanations

Show answers / បង្ហាញចម្លើយ

1. have

   Use have with they.

2. has

   My sister is a singular subject.

3. have

   After does, use have, not has.

4. have

   After doesn’t, use the base form have.

Quick recap

• Use have with I/you/we/they and has with he/she/it.
• After do or does, use have.
• This lesson uses have for possession and relationships, not as an auxiliary.