The document discusses how the verb "you" (有) is negated in Mandarin Chinese. It notes that unlike most verbs which use "bu" (不) for negation, "you" uses "mei" (没有). So the negative form of "you" is "meiyou" (没有). It provides examples of sentences using both affirmative "you" and negative "meiyou". It demonstrates how "you" and "meiyou" are used before nouns or objects to indicate possession or existence.

1. English meaning:
The verb 有 (yǒu) is negated in a special way. Unlike
most verbs, it is negated with 没 (méi) instead of 不
(bù). The negative form of 有 (yǒu) then, is 没有
(méiyǒu). The verb 有 (yǒu) is an important exception
to this rule, and must be negated with 没 (méi).
Structure:
Subj. +do/don’t + Obj.
Subj. +does/doesn’t + Obj.
S.+沒有+O.S.+有+O.

2. A:你的家有幾個人?
A: Nǐ de jiā yǒu jǐ gèrén?
A: How many people in your family?
B:我的家有五個人。
B: Wǒ de jiā yǒu wǔ gèrén.
B: There are five people in my family.
S.+有+O.

3. A:你家有誰?
A: Nǐ jiā yǒu shuí?
A: Who is in your family?
B:我家有爸爸、媽媽、姊姊和弟弟。
B: Wǒjiā yǒu bàba, māmā, jiě jie hé dìdì.
B: There are my father, mother, sister and brother.
S.+有+O.

4. A:你有弟弟嗎?
A: Nǐ yǒu dìdì ma?
A: Do you have a younger brother?
B:我沒有弟弟。
B: Wǒ méiyǒu dìdì.
B: I don’t have a younger brother.
S.+沒有+O.

5. A:你有妹妹嗎?
A: Nǐ yǒu mèimei ma ?
A: Do you have a sister?
B:我沒有妹妹，有哥哥。
B: Wǒ méiyǒu mèimei, yǒu gēgē.
B: I don't have a sister, I have a brother.
S.+沒有+O.

6. Subj. 有/沒有 O
我家 有 五個人。
我家 有 爸爸、媽媽、姐姐和弟弟。
我 沒有 弟弟。
我們家 沒有 妹妹，有哥哥。
S.+沒有+O.S.+有+O.

7. A:你們家有幾個人?
A: Nǐmen jiā yǒu jǐ gèrén?
A: How many people in your family?
B:我們家有四個人。
B: Wǒmen jiā yǒu sì gèrén.
B: There are four people in my family.
A:你有妹妹嗎?
A: Nǐ yǒu mèimei ma?
A: Do you have a sister?
B:我沒有妹妹。
B: Wǒ méiyǒu mèimei.
B: I don’t have a sister.

8. A:你們家有幾個人?
B:我們家_____三個人。
A:你家有誰?
B:我家＿＿爸爸、媽媽。

9. A:(你家有哥哥嗎)?
B:我沒有哥哥。
A:你的家有誰?
B:(我家有爸爸、媽媽、三個姐姐)。