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-이/-가 - i/ga and "to have"

These two particles are the same as -을 and -를, however it is used differently. Both are attached to the subject. However -이 and -가  are both often used when talking about something you have. -이 is attached to a word that ends with a consonant. -가 is attached to a word that ends with a vowel.

To have = 있다
Have/has = 있어(요) (present tense)
Had = 있어서(요) (past tense)

Examples with 이:

저는 집이 있어요 = I have a house
나는 잭이 있어서요 = I had a book

Examples with 가:

나는 차가 있어요 = I have a car
저는 개가 있어서요 = I had a dog

In our last lesson 있어 was used differently and had another meaning. 있다 can also mean "to be" but only when talking about prepositions or places. For example 책을 탁자에 있어요 which translates to "the book is on the table". 

에 = At, on, in, into, to