No. 527 in Armenian
չունեն
"Չունեն" means "they do not have" or "do not have" in English.
In a sentence
Նրանք դեռ երեխաներ չունեն։
They don't have children yet.
In this sentence, "չունեն" is used to indicate the absence of possession of a plural noun (children).
Մենք բավական ժամանակ չունենք ավարտելու համար։
We don't have enough time to finish.
Here, "չունեն" is used to express the lack of an uncountable noun (time).
Իսկ առկա խնդիրների լուծման հնարավորություն չունե՞ն։
And don't they have the opportunity to solve the existing problems?
In this interrogative sentence, "չունեն" is employed to question the non-possession of an abstract noun (opportunity).
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