"जूलिया के पास आठ बिल्लियाँ हैं।"

Translation: Julia has eight cats.

[Brian431178]

Julia seems very lonely.

[CathyIsAwesome]

Julia, you have too many cats! Tooooo many. Way too many.

[Pramod454198]

Try saying this also -- जूलिया के पास साठ बिल्लियाँ हैं। and understand the difference. Now Brian431178 may say that Julia seems to be even more lonely ! :):)

[Ly-Loo]

जूलिया के घर smells awful.

[M_A_Ashraf]

why not "जूलिया की पास आठ बिल्लियाँ हैं"?

[vladi_vostok]

For anybody wondering what the syntax of this sentence might be, I suspect that के पास is a phrase on its own. Literally the sentence would go something like "Around Julia [there] are eight cats", which would functionally translate to "Julia has eight cats". See this: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/hindi-english/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8_1

[MamaLloyd]

I think she has more than enough, now.

[IshaanPand8]

I wonder why it said that, "Julia owns eight cats" was wrong.

[Mujilen]

It should be accepted. You might want to report it.

[IshaanPand8]

Oh okay then.

[B96lXSTM]

why couldn't you just say "जूलिया आठ बिल्लियाँ हैं।"

[B96lXSTM]

or "जूलिया के आठ बिल्लियाँ हैं।"? I don't understand the purpose of पास ...

[apubhadaram]

That would be wrong because के must be changed into की then that would mean "Julia's eight cats"

[Mujilen]

This sentence would mean "Julia is eight cats".

[Rishbam1]

Why is the के needed. Couldn't you just say जूलिया पास...

[b7ujo]

I think because, "ke" is use for third person but not used when "I" or "you" is used.

[Thomas62705]

I want some effort to elaborate on this point. Why ke? Why not ki? Both cats and Julia are feminine. Is there phrase strictly ke pas?

[Mujilen]

के agrees with पास, which is masculine: literally "in the neighbourhood (पास) of (के) Julia".

[RbenBoas1]

"Julia has got eight cats" should be accepted as well.

[Carissa789117]

That's poor English.

[CathyIsAwesome]

I agree. It may not be considered the best grammar, but it is a commonly used form of speech.

[vladi_vostok]

I was taught (in bilingual school) that "has" and "has got" can be replaced by each other.

[Fenecia2005]

"Has" is present tense and "got" is past tense; therefore, "has got" is grammatically incorrect. Phrases can't be in two tenses at the same time.

[HarryHardbody]

I got $5 says you're wrong. You got the guts to challenge me?