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May 19, 2012 - 01:50 PM
Hi! "Ha" is the possessive for He/She/You (formal). "Avete" is the possessive for "You (plural)". I'll give you the whole set:
Io ho --- I have
Tu hai --- You have
Lui/lei/Lei ha --- He/She/You(formal) has/ (have for formal "You")
Noi abbiamo --- We have
Voi avete --- You (plural) have
Loro hanno --- They have
So none of these forms change with the nouns they possess, but they have to change in regard to the person they're referring to. I give you examples:
Io ho l'indirizzo --- I have the address
Io ho gli ombrelli --- I have the umbrellas
Lei ha una casa --- You have a house
Lei ha due case --- You have two houses.
Hope this helps! In bocca al lupo!
Io ho --- I have
Tu hai --- You have
Lui/lei/Lei ha --- He/She/You(formal) has/ (have for formal "You")
Noi abbiamo --- We have
Voi avete --- You (plural) have
Loro hanno --- They have
So none of these forms change with the nouns they possess, but they have to change in regard to the person they're referring to. I give you examples:
Io ho l'indirizzo --- I have the address
Io ho gli ombrelli --- I have the umbrellas
Lei ha una casa --- You have a house
Lei ha due case --- You have two houses.
Hope this helps! In bocca al lupo!
Jun 08, 2012 - 06:25 PM
Thanks for the examples Leo. It clears things up for me! Avery
Jun 09, 2012 - 01:06 PM
Avery: consider the situation. In a market you would address the clerk in the plural, "Voi avete pomodori?" (Do you (all) have tomatoes?) and the clerk would reply, also in the plural, "Si, noi li abbiamo" (Yes, we have them.) Whereas, when speaking with an individual, we would use avere (ha?, ho) in the singular.
Jun 11, 2012 - 01:16 PM
Prego Avery! And thanks Paul for the explanation as well! : )
Jun 16, 2012 - 02:49 PM
That makes very good sense. Thanks Paul
Jul 01, 2012 - 01:47 PM
ha is for singular do you have does he she or it have avete is for plural..y'all have