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есть
verb есть

есть

fairly common #2646A1

form of быть

1.
there is, there are, to have (in у меня есть)
В го́роде есть хоро́ший музе́й.
There is a good museum in the town.
Used for all persons and numbers; negated by нет + genitive.
2.
is, are, am
Я оста́нусь тем, что я есть.
I will stay what I am.
The only surviving present-tense form of быть; mostly in definitions and emphatic statements, otherwise omitted.

Examples

У нас дома есть сетевой принтер.
We have a network printer at home.
В саду есть старая каменная башенка.
There is an old stone tower in the garden.
У него есть излюбленные приёмы в шахматах.
He has favourite tactics in chess.
У следствия есть только косвенные доказательства.
The investigation has only circumstantial evidence.
Есть резон подождать до утра.
It makes sense to wait until morning.
У меня и для вас кое-что есть.
I have something for you, too.
То есть ты ел дома?
So you ate at your house?
У него есть наклонность к музыке.
He has an inclination toward music.

Fixed expressions

то́ естьthat is; in other words

Word familyестьPRO

естьthere is; is
other
естьto eat
verbimperfective
вы́естьto eat out (the inside); to corrode
verbperfective
дое́стьto eat
verbperfective
зае́стьto eat something after; to jam; to torment; to bite to death
verbperfective

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Related words

See also

име́тьсяto be available; to be owned by someone

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Contributions

Iron edited translation 1 month ago.
Iron edited translation 1 month ago.
nrimanliyev edited translation 2 months ago.
LennartS edited usage info 7 months ago.

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