Minulla on: Having Things

Finnish has no verb to have. The owner goes into the adessive case (-lla/-llä) and the verb is always on: Minulla on auto (I have a car).

• Pronouns: minulla, sinulla, hänellä, meillä, teillä, heillä
• Names and nouns take the same ending, with consonant gradation: Mikko → Mikolla, Pekka → Pekalla, äiti → äidillä, poika → pojalla
• Questions: Onko sinulla aikaa? (Do you have time?)
• Negatives: Meillä ei ole autoa (We don't have a car). The thing you don't have goes into the partitive.

Many states work the same way: Minulla on nälkä (I'm hungry), Liisalla on flunssa (Liisa has the flu). The verb stays on even with a plural owner: Heillä on kolme lasta (They have three children).