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You had (formal) in Russian 🇷🇺


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you had (formal) у вас были
How to say “you had (formal)” in Russian? “У вас были”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “у вас были” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on you had (formal) in Russian like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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Tips to Remember the Russian Word:
– "У вас" (u vas) translates to "you have" in English, where "у" means "at" or "by," "вас" means "you" (formal or plural).
– "Были" (byli) is the past tense of "to be."

Explanations:
– In Russian, possession is often expressed using the construction "у + genitive case pronoun + быть" (to be).
– "У вас были" literally means "by you were" which conveys "you had (formal)" in English.

Other Words That Mean the Same Thing:
– У вас имелись (u vas imelis') – You possessed (formal)
– Вы имели (vy imeli) – You had (formal)

Different Conjugations:

1. Present Tense:
– Infinitive: быть (byt') – to be
– There is no direct equivalent for "у вас были" in the present tense because "были" is past tense.

2. Past Tense:
– Singular masculine: у вас был (u vas byl)
– Singular feminine: у вас была (u vas byla)
– Singular neuter: у вас было (u vas bylo)
– Plural: у вас были (u vas byli)

3. Future Tense:
– У вас будет (u vas budet) – You will have (singular/plural formal)

Examples of Sentences:
1. Past Tense:
– У вас были домашние задания вчера? (U vas byli domashnie zadaniya vchera?) – Did you have homework yesterday?
– У вас были вопросы после лекции? (U vas byli voprosy posle lektsii?) – Did you have questions after the lecture?

2. Present Tense:
– У вас есть время? (U vas yest' vremya?) – Do you have time? (Note: different construction as "есть" means "there is" or "you have" in the present tense)

3. Future Tense:
– У вас будет встреча завтра? (U vas budet vstrecha zavtra?) – Will you have a meeting tomorrow?
– У вас будет отпуск на следующей неделе? (U vas budet otpusk na sleduyushchey nedele?) – Will you have a vacation next week?

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