Sätze mit 有 (yǒu)

The most common error is using 不 to negate 有. Always use 没有, never *不有. English speakers: May forget the 'there is' usage (Place + 有). In English, 'have' and 'there is' are different constructions. Russian speakers: Russian uses 'у меня есть' (possession) and 'есть' (existence) — both map to 有. Negation нет → 没有. Czech speakers: Czech 'mít' (have) and 'je/jsou' (there is) are separate; both become 有 in Chinese.