Just to see if I'm understanding you on this point ...
If we were standing outside a sports arena and I were to ask you, "У тебя есть билет?" - You would take that to mean, "Do you have a ticket?" - After all, you can't get in without a ticket. Do you have one? Did you even buy one?
On the other hand, if I were to ask, "У тебя билет?", that would be more like asking "Do you have your ticket on you?" It's understood that you have a ticket - I'm just wondering if you remembered to bring it. Is it ON you? Is it your pocket? Are you holding it? You didn't leave it in the car, did you?
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Date: 2010-12-13 08:45 pm (UTC)If we were standing outside a sports arena and I were to ask you, "У тебя есть билет?" - You would take that to mean, "Do you have a ticket?" - After all, you can't get in without a ticket. Do you have one? Did you even buy one?
On the other hand, if I were to ask, "У тебя билет?", that would be more like asking "Do you have your ticket on you?" It's understood that you have a ticket - I'm just wondering if you remembered to bring it. Is it ON you? Is it your pocket? Are you holding it? You didn't leave it in the car, did you?