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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

Есть мужчи́на, кото́рый рабо́тает на фе́рме.
There is a man working on the farm.
У нас есть небольшой резерв денег.
We have a small reserve of money.
В бане есть широкий полок для отдыха.
There is a wide bench in the bathhouse for relaxing.
У бабушки есть старый медный чайник
Grandma has an old copper kettle.
В саду есть старая каменная башенка.
There is an old stone tower in the garden.
На этой страничке есть картинка.
There is a picture on this page.
Для меня есть какая-нибудь по́чта?
Is there any mail for me?
У нас есть гостевая комната для друзей.
We have a guest room for friends.

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 2 months ago.
Iron edited translation 2 months ago.
nrimanliyev edited translation 3 months ago.
LennartS edited usage info 8 months ago.

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