What is the correct way of saying "I don't have" as in "I do not posses something" (не у мне есть) ?
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Hello:
In common: "У меня нет <something>"
more formal: "Я не имею <something>"
Strictly formal: "Я не обладаю <>", "Я не владею <>".
The last is close to "posses" or "own"
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I'm afraid, "у меня не (есть) (object in genetive case)" is incorrect and shouldn't be used. Maybe the construction you meant was "я не имею [object in gen. case]"? However "имею" here cannot be omitted. This construction would sound a little bit unnatural in an everyday conversation and is a little bit less common, than
"У меня нет [object in gen. case]", but it is still used in some situations.
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"У меня нет [object in gen. case]"
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Well, you already answered your own question ("I don't have...").
EDIT: sorry, just realized you were asking a question about Russian rather than English.
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I don't have/I haven't got(something).
Ex:
"I don't have a car"-> "У меня нет машины"
"I don't have enough knowledge in this field(branch)" ->"У меня нет достаточных знаний в этой области".
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