有时间去 / 没钱买【yǒu shíjiān qù / méi qián mǎi】

have time to, have something to do, no time to, no money to, have to, you, mei you

有 + noun + verb says what you have the noun for, "have time to go", "have nothing to eat": 。 is "I don't have time to go". The verb follows the noun directly, with no word for "to".

HSK 3

AI-generated

Structure

[subject] + 有 + [noun] + [verb phrase]

[subject] + 没(有) + [noun] + [verb phrase]

[subject] + 有 + [noun] + 要 + [verb phrase]

Description

有 + noun + verb says you have something for a purpose: time to go, a chance to see, a place to live. The verb comes right after the noun, and Chinese needs no word for English "to".

。

I have time to come and see you today.

。

I don't have the money to buy a new phone.

The same frame takes 机会 "chance", 空 "free time", 地方 "place", 东西 "things".

？

Will you get a chance to go to China?

。

There's nothing left to eat at home.

要 for something you must do

With 事 "matters" or 话 "words", 要 usually comes before the verb: something needs doing or saying.

，。

I've got things to do – I'm off.

。

There's something I need to tell you.

The negative is 没

有 is negated by 没 or 没有, never 不.

× 我不有时间去 → 我没有时间去
× 他不有钱买 → 他没钱买

The person version, 有人 + verb, is "someone does it"; 没办法 + verb, "no way to", is the same frame with 办法.

Examples

。

I have time to come and see you today.

。

I don't have the money to buy a new phone.

？

Will you get a chance to go to China?

。

There's nothing left to eat at home.

，。

I've got things to do – I'm off.

。

There's something I need to tell you.

，。

I've been too busy lately to read.

？

Are you free to come round tomorrow?

。

They have nowhere to stay.

。

I'm so hungry I don't have the energy to walk.

。

I don't have time to go out at the weekend.

？

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有人 / 没人

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