Меня - у меня etc

I'd be very grateful if someone could spare me a few minutes and give me a brief explanation of the above.

I understand Меня in sentences such as : Меня зовут

But i'm less sure (haven't got a bloody clue) in sentences like : у меня / у него / у вас

I can work out why words like него/неё are used but not the 'у'.

I'd also like to know if the following is correct:

у нас - talking to a single person.
у вас - talking to more than one person.

Apologies in advance if this requires more than a basic explanation as i'm always conscious of taking up too much of peoples time.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Originally Posted by Black Cat

I'd be very grateful if someone could spare me a few minutes and give me a brief explanation of the above.

I understand Меня in sentences such as : Меня зовут

But i'm less sure (haven't got a bloody clue) in sentences like : у меня / у него / у вас

I can work out why words like него/неё are used but not the 'у'.

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Constructions with "у" usually can be translated as "have" or "have got":

У меня есть мнение o.. I have an opinion about.."есть" can be skipped in some cases though:

У кого-нибудь есть желание поработать сегодня сверхурочно? -- У меня нет.
Have somebody a desire to do some extra work today? -- I have not.

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I'd also like to know if the following is correct:
у нас - talking to a single person.
у вас - talking to more than one person.

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у нас - talking [s:1bohudoj]to[/s:1bohudoj] about a [s:1bohudoj]single[/s:1bohudoj] first person, plural. We have..

у вас - talking to more than one person. This is correct. You have.. It can be singular also if it's formal/respecting adressing, but it should be "у Вас" then.

Also:
у нас - at ours (at our place)
у вас - at yours (at your place)

It's just a matter of memorizing correct pronouns:

Я -> У меня - I have
Мы -> У нас - We have

Ты (singular) -> У тебя - You have
Вы (plural or formal/polite singular) -> У вас/У Вас - You have

Он -> У него - He has
Она -> У неё - She has
Они -> У них - They have

That's brilliant,

Thank you very much for the speedy replies,this will be a big help to me.I'll get these examples written down and spend a bit more time on my grammar.

Your time replying is always most appreciated.

M