I've

See also: ive, īve, and -ive

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɪv/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -aɪv

Contraction

I've

1. Contraction of I have.

Usage notes

• In American English, it is usually used only when have is used as an auxiliary verb

Derived terms

• I've got your nose
• I'ven't

Translations

I have

• Arabic: عِنْدِي (ʕindī), لَدَيْ (laday), لِي (lī)
• Belarusian: у мяне́ (u mjanjé), у мяне́ ёсць (u mjanjé joscʹ) (possession)
• Bulgarian: аз и́мам (az ímam), и́мам (bg) (ímam)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 我有 (ngo⁵ jau⁵)

  Mandarin: 我有 (wǒ yǒu)

• Czech: mám (cs)
• Danish: jeg (da) har (da)
• Finnish: minulla on (fi)
• French: j’ai (fr)
• Galician: teño
• German: ich (de) habe (de)
• Hebrew: יש לי (yesh li)
• Hindi: मुझको ... है (mujhko ... hai), मुझे ... है (mujhe ... hai)
• Italian: ho (it)
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• Japanese: 私は...があります (watashi-wa ...-ga arimasu) (animate), 私は...がいます (watashi-wa ...-ga imasu) (inanimate)
• Korean: 내가 ... 을 있어요 (nae-ga ... -eul isseoyo) (consonant), 내가 ... 를 있어요 (nae-ga ... -reul isseoyo) (vowel)
• Macedonian: јас имам (jas imam), имам (imam)
• Norwegian: jeg har
• Persian: من ... دارم (man ... dâram)
• Polish: mam (pl)
• Portuguese: (eu) tenho
• Russian: у меня́ (u menjá), у меня́ есть (u menjá jestʹ) (possession)
• Spanish: yo (es) tengo (es)
• Swedish: jag har
• Thai: ฉันมี (chăn mee)
• Ukrainian: у ме́не (u méne), у ме́не є (u méne je) (possession)
• Urdu: میں ... ہے (maĩn ... hai)
• Vietnamese: tôi có

Anagrams

• VEI, vie