I am passion or I have passion

Question

Which is the correct one to use? Or are they both correct?

I am passion for seeing your getaways' photos.

or

I have passion for seeing your getaways' photos.

Answer 1

First, I agree with the comment left by @Pochi – passion is probably too strong a word to use for wanting to see someone’s photos. We typically reserve passion for long-term interests, not short-term events we can do in an afternoon.

So, for example, I might say:

I have a passion for fishing.

particularly if I’m in my boat nearly every weekend. However, no matter how strong this passion may be, I would never say to my friend:

I have a passion for fishing with you next weekend.

Rather, I would use Pochi’s wording instead:

I’m looking forward to fishing with you next weekend.

So, the answer to your question is:

• We generally use have, not am, as the verb
• We often (though not always) use the indefinite article in such contexts.

This ngram shows the prevalence of usage with the article.

That said, we can use am if we use the word passionate instead of passion:

I am passionate about fishing.