verb
1. gat
- He has shoes.
Em i gat su. - The man doesn’t have shoes.
Man i no gat su. - Ami has three children.
Ami i gat tripela pikinini. - We have got two dogs.
Mipela i gat tupela dok. - People with AIDS do not have the strength to fight off TB.
Ol lain husat i gat sik AIDS ol i no gat strong long daunim sik TB. - Do you have a plate?
Yu gat plet? - I have no dog.
Mi no gat dok.
2. pinis (to form past tenses in positive statements and questions)
- I have seen the book.
Mi lukim buk pinis. - He has been reading.
Em i rit pinis i stap.
3. to have to do mas
- I have to cook the food.
Mi mas kukim kaikai.
4. kisim
- to have dinner kisim kaikai long belo
- What will you have?
Yu laik kisim wanem samting?