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17 Cards in this Set
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What's the difference between "aru" and "motte iru"?
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Motte iru refers to something you own--possessions. Aru refers to things that exist--relatives, problems, etc.
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I had a small house.
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Watashi wa chiisai ie ga arimashita. (Note-even though the house is a possession "aru" is used to be polite)
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I did not have a small house
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Chiisai ie ga arimasen deshita.
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Jana had a difficult problem.
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Jana san wa muzukashii mondai ga arimashita.
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Jana did not have a difficult problem.
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Jana san wa muzukashii mondai ga arimasen deshita.
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My parents had a big car.
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Ryoushin wa ookiina jidousha o motte imashita.
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My grandmother did not have a big car.
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Sobo wa ookiina jidousha o motte imasen deshita.
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Those people had a lot of problems.
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Sonohitotachi wa takusan no mondai ga arimashita.
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Those people did not have many problems.
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Sono hitotachi wa takusan no mondai ga arimasen deshita.
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My cousins had their tickets.
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Itoko wa karera no kippu o motte imashita.
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Somebody had a lot of money.
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Dare mo okane o motte imasen deshita.
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Nobody had any money.
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Dare mo okane o motte imasen deshita.
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That woman had two children.
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Sono josei wa futari no kodomotachi ga imashita.
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That woman did not have two children.
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Sono josei wa futar no kodomo (tachi) ga imasen deshita.
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That woman did not have a younger sister.
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Sono josei wa imouto ga imasen deshita.
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We did not have enough time.
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Watashitachi wa juubun na jikan ga arimasen deshita.
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John's car did not have two doors.
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Jon san no kuruma wa futatsu no doa ga arimasen deshita.
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