How to say “I have”?

There is no verb "to have" in Arabic. In order to express possession, other constructions must be used by adding a suffixed pronoun to them.

1. The most common word for the phrase "to have" is عِنْدَ.

2. "To have" can also be expressed by the preposition لِـ with an appended suffix. When we add a suffixed pronoun to لِـ, it changes the vocalization to لَـ (except for 1 person singular).

3. Another way to say "to have" is to use مَعَ with the suffixed pronoun.

4. Another way is to use عَلَى together with the suffixed pronoun.

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