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ha.

To have; to possess, or to have as a property; to come into possession of something concrete or abstract.

2 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

verb/hɑː//ha/also, interjection/ˈhɑːˌva/
  1. To have; to possess, or to have as a property; to come into possession of something concrete or abstract.

    transitive
    John har två katter.
    Den slipsen har en fruktansvärd färg.
  2. Used together with the supine form of a verb in the construction of perfect or pluperfect forms

    auxiliary
    Jenny har köpt en hund.
Where this word comes from

Apocopic form of hava, from Old Swedish hava, from Old Norse hafa, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“to take, seize, catch”).

intj/hɑː//ha/also, interjection
  1. ha! (same as the English)

  2. what?, come again?, I'm sorry?, huh?

    Ha? Vad sade du?
Where this word comes from

Onomatopoeic. Compare Danish ha, Finnish häh, Dutch ha, hè, English ha, huh.

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