"He is now having a rest."

Translation: Он сейчас отдыхает.

[AndrewFerg16]

What is wrong with the construction "Он отдыхает сейчас?"

[AlexinNotTurkey]

Adverbs normally come before the verb in Russian

[SecoraPearlRem]

"Having a rest" is just very unnatural -- not something we would ever say in English, or at least not in America.

[xyfell]

Why doesn't "having" signal the "у ему" construction. "Она сейчас отдыхает" seems like it should translate to "he is resting now".