"иметь" vs. "у меня есть"
Hello! In Russian, when do you use the verb "иметь"? It seems that all of the time people use "у меня есть" and "у меня нет" and say that using "иметь" sounds weird... when do you use it? thank you :)
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Иметь is more formal and is closer to "to possess". Sometimes it is interchangeable with "у ... есть", but usually, у меня есть/ у меня нет is more appropriate than иметь.
В налоговой декларации он указал, что имеет недвижимость во Франции. In his tax return he claimed that he had a property in France. (had = possessed)
Иметь may also be a part of idiomatic/ stable expressions:
Я ничего не имею против - I don't mind (lit. I have nothing against).
Она имела привычку громко смеяться. She had a habit to laugh out loud.
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The usage of the word 'иметь'
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More often needs to use a form
У меня есть
У него есть
У нас есть and others
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