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corrcet correct usage of 'There be .....'constructure construction and ' sbsomebody has sthsomething'

how toHow do I express the meaning of sb"somebody has sthsomething" in japanese,Japanese?

In englishEnglish the 'there be.......' constructureconstruction means sthsomething exists in somewhere which, which equals to japanese '.........がありthe Japanese 〜〜があります’、or ‘........ or 〜〜がいます’ For.

For example, there"There are three people/chairs in my house   .its realted" Its related translations is '家で三人がいます・家で三個の椅子があります。     Myare:

家で三人がいます。
家で三個の椅子があります。

My question is how to express the meaning 'sb'somebody has sthsomething',  .  May iI use ' 私は.........〜〜を持っている’？？ like i? For example, "I have three books/sons 、私は三個本をもっている。私は三人の男の子をもっている？？？ is" would be:

私は三個本をもっている。
私は三人の男の子をもっている。

Is that right?   besides Besides that, how todo I translate the meaning of ' sth'something has sthsomething',   for? For instance, the"The house has a window". can iCan I say '部屋は窓をもっている。is:

部屋は窓をもっている。

Is that right??

corrcet usage of 'There be .....'constructure and ' sb has sth'

how to express the meaning of sb has sth in japanese, In english 'there be.......' constructure means sth exists in somewhere which equals to japanese '.........があります’、or ‘........がいます’ For example, there are three people/chairs in my house   .its realted translations is '家で三人がいます・家で三個の椅子があります。     My question is how to express the meaning 'sb has sth',  May i use ' 私は.........を持っている’？？ like i have three books/sons 、私は三個本をもっている。私は三人の男の子をもっている？？？ is that right?   besides, how to translate the meaning of ' sth has sth',   for instance, the house has a window. can i say '部屋は窓をもっている。is that right??

correct usage of 'There be ...' construction and 'somebody has something'

How do I express the meaning of "somebody has something" in Japanese?

In English the 'there be...' construction means something exists somewhere, which equals the Japanese 〜〜があります or 〜〜がいます.

For example, "There are three people/chairs in my house." Its related translations are:

家で三人がいます。
家で三個の椅子があります。

My question is how to express the meaning 'somebody has something'.  May I use 私は〜〜を持っている? For example, "I have three books/sons" would be:

私は三個本をもっている。
私は三人の男の子をもっている。

Is that right?  Besides that, how do I translate the meaning of 'something has something'? For instance, "The house has a window". Can I say:

部屋は窓をもっている。

Is that right?

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corrcet usage of 'There be .....'constructure and ' sb has sth'

how to express the meaning of sb has sth in japanese, In english 'there be.......' constructure means sth exists in somewhere which equals to japanese '.........があります’、or ‘........がいます’ For example, there are three people/chairs in my house  .its realted translations is '家で三人がいます・家で三個の椅子があります。     My question is how to express the meaning 'sb has sth',  May i use ' 私は.........を持っている’？？ like i have three books/sons 、私は三個本をもっている。私は三人の男の子をもっている？？？ is that right?   besides, how to translate the meaning of ' sth has sth',   for instance, the house has a window. can i say '部屋は窓をもっている。is that right??