haben.
forms the perfect aspect (have)
Meaning & usage
forms the perfect aspect (have)
Das habe ich nicht gesagt.
to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic)
Ich habe ein Auto.
Sie hat braune Haare.
to have; to hold (to contain within itself/oneself)
Glaub und hab keine Angst.
to have, get (to obtain, acquire)
to get (to receive)
to have (to be scheduled to attend)
Morgen Nachmittag habe ich eine Vorlesung.
to have (to be afflicted with, suffer from)
Er hat Krebs.
to contain, be composed of, equal
Ein Meter hat 100 Zentimeter.
there be, there is, there are
Es hat zwei Bücher.
to make a fuss
Hab dich nicht so!
to be occupied with, to like, to be into
Ich hab's nich so mit Hunden.
to talk
Wir hatten's grad von dir und deiner Freundin.
to have to, must [with zu (+ infinitive) ‘do something’] (especially regarding expectations by authority, at the threat of severe disapproval or consequences)
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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