In het Engels kun je bezit uitdrukken met het werkwoord ‘have’, maar ook met ‘have got’. Beide vormen betekenen hetzelfde.
- Bij he / she / it verandert have in has.
- He has a bike. / He’s got a bike.
- She has got two brothers. / She’s got two brothers.
Korte vormen (contractions)
In het dagelijks Engels gebruik je vaak de korte vorm:
- I have got → I’ve got
- You have got → You’ve got
- He has got → He’s got
- She has got → She’s got
- It has got → It’s got
- We have got → We’ve got
- They have got → They’ve got
Voorbeeld in gewone zinnen
- I have got a new phone. → I’ve got a new phone.
- She has got a dog. → She’s got a dog.
Vragen en ontkenningen
Vragen met have got → maak een omkering:
- He has got a car. → Has he got a car?
- We have got a problem. → Have we got a problem?
Ontkenningen met have got:
- He has not got a car. → He hasn’t got a car.
- We have not got a problem. → We haven’t got a problem.
Met gewoon have gebruik je meestal do/does:
- He has a car. → Does he have a car?
- We have a problem. → Do we have a problem?
