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The Model – У вас есть..? =Do you have…?
ОглавлениеNote that in case of positive answer to the question the ending of a noun does not change: – У вас есть машина? (Do you have a car?) – У меня есть машина (I have a car). The only difference is that “У вас…” has changed to “У меня…”
Exercise 3.
Give the positive answer to the questions:
1. У вас есть ручка? У меня…
2. У вас есть телефон?
3. У вас есть компьютер?
4. У вас есть паспорт?
5. У вас есть электронная почта? (=e-mail)
At the negative answer the noun’s ending changes. It depends on the gender of a noun. You can look changes of endings in the table.
Compare: У меня есть брат. (I have a brother). – У меня нет брата. (I have no brother). In the first sentence you answer positively to the question. The ending of the word “брат” does not change. In the second sentence the ending of the word “брат” has changed. As the word “брат” is of masculine gender, so the ending changes to —А. У меня нет братА. Remember that when you use the word “нет”, the ending of a noun is always changing! We cannot say: У меня нет брат.
Compare the sentences: У меня есть сестра. (I have a sister). – У меня нет сестры. (I have no sister). In the first sentence the ending of the word “сестра” does not change, as the answer is positive. In the second sentence the ending of the word “сестра” has changed from —А to —Ы, as the word “сестра” is of feminine gender. Thus, in the model “У меня нет…” an ending of a noun changes in relation to a noun’s gender.