The verb "to have"

We learned previously that an Arabic sentence beginning with a preposition usually translates into an English sentence starting with There is/are. This does not apply to the preposition لِ .

The noun after the ل is definite, followed by an indefinite noun. Examples:

English	Arabic
Fatima has a sister	لفاطمةَ أختٌ
The teacher has a car	للمدرسِ سيارةٌ

We can add an adjective to any of the nouns:

English	Arabic
Fatima has a beautiful sister	لفاطمةَ أختٌ جميلةٌ
The teacher has a new car	للمدرسِ سيارةٌ جديدةٌ
The new teacher has a beautiful car	للمدرسِ الجديدِ سيارةٌ جميلةٌ

Now look at the following examples with nouns in dual and plural:

English	Arabic
The man has two children	للرجلِ ولدانِ
The students have many books	للطالباتِ كُتُبٌ كثيرةٌ

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Other topics availabe on this site:

Arabic alphabet — Indefinite nouns — Definite nouns — Nominal sentences
Adjectives — Feminine — Singular pronouns — Dual nouns — Dual pronouns
Basic declension of nouns — Demonstrative: This — Demonstrative: That
Plural — Plural pronouns — Preposition — There is/are — To have
Possessive case — Broken Plural — Possessive Adjectives