How do you say (someone) has (object)?


Basically I'm going through the が ある / が いる grammar - is it okay to say
(person) に (object) が ある/いる?, e.g. Michiko-san に お金 が あります (Michio san has
money)

I guess I'm using it like you might say (Location) に (object) が ある e.g. "there
is a lamp in that house" - does (person) need a different particle in the
example I gave above?




Yes, you can use に to indicate the owner of the object, as you did in your
example.

It is also used in various combinations with は.

> みちこさん **に** お金があります  
>  みちこさん **は** お金があります  
>  みちこさん **には** お金があります

All of these are possible to mean "Michiko has money", but I think the last
two usually sound better than the first.




Yes, you can use に to indicate the owner of the object, as you did in your
example.

It is also used in various combinations with は.

> みちこさん **に** お金があります  
>  みちこさん **は** お金があります  
>  みちこさん **には** お金があります

All of these are possible to mean "Michiko has money", but I think the last
two usually sound better than the first.

