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Ter: to have (and "there is" in Brazil)

Eu tenho, ele tem, nós temos, eles têm. In Brazil, tem also means "there is": Tem café?

Possession: Tenho dois filhos.

Ter que / ter de + infinitive means "have to": Tenho que ir.

Brazilian Portuguese uses tem for "there is / are". The textbook form is há.

Pattern: ter + noun / ter que + infinitive

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