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haben.

forms the perfect aspect (have)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈhaːbən/[ˈhaː.bən][-bn̩][-bm̩]
  1. forms the perfect aspect (have)

    auxiliary · irregular
    Das habe ich nicht gesagt.
  2. to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic)

    irregular · transitive
    Ich habe ein Auto.
    Sie hat braune Haare.
  3. to have; to hold (to contain within itself/oneself)

    irregular · transitive
    Glaub und hab keine Angst.
  4. to have, get (to obtain, acquire)

    irregular · transitive
  5. to get (to receive)

    irregular · transitive
  6. to have (to be scheduled to attend)

    irregular · transitive
    Morgen Nachmittag habe ich eine Vorlesung.
  7. to have (to be afflicted with, suffer from)

    irregular · transitive
    Er hat Krebs.
  8. to contain, be composed of, equal

    irregular · transitive
    Ein Meter hat 100 Zentimeter.
  9. there be, there is, there are

    impersonal · irregular · regional
    Es hat zwei Bücher.
  10. to make a fuss

    colloquial · irregular · reflexive
    Hab dich nicht so!
  11. to be occupied with, to like, to be into

    colloquial · irregular
    Ich hab's nich so mit Hunden.
  12. to talk

    colloquial · irregular · regional
    Wir hatten's grad von dir und deiner Freundin.
  13. to have to, must [with zu (+ infinitive) ‘do something’] (especially regarding expectations by authority, at the threat of severe disapproval or consequences)

    irregular
    Er hat sich zu benehmen.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German haben, from Old High German habēn (akin to Old Saxon hebbian, Old Norse hafa (Swedish hava/ha), Old Frisian habba, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 (haban), Old English habban), from Proto-West Germanic *habbjan, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“to grasp”). Cognates include Bavarian håbn, Yiddish האָבן (hobn), Dutch hebben, English have, Danish have.

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