haben
A1#6Hear it
verb
- forms the perfect aspecthave
- to have; to ownto possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic
- to have; to holdto contain within itself/oneself
- to have, getto obtain, acquire
- to getto receive
Forms
Present
| I | habe |
|---|---|
| you | hast |
| he, she, it | hat |
| we | haben |
| you (plural) | habt |
| they | haben |
Preterite
| I | hatte |
|---|---|
| you | hattest |
| he, she, it | hatte |
| we | hatten |
| you (plural) | hattet |
| they | hatten |
Subjunctive I
| I | habe |
|---|---|
| you | habest |
| he, she, it | habe |
| we | haben |
| you (plural) | habet |
| they | haben |
Subjunctive II
| I | hätte |
|---|---|
| you | hättest |
| he, she, it | hätte |
| we | hätten |
| you (plural) | hättet |
| they | hätten |
Imperative
| you | hab / habe |
|---|---|
| you (plural) | habt |
Other forms
| infinitive | haben |
|---|---|
| past participle | gehabt |
| present participle | habend |
Used in the library
- Haben Sie Fieber?Do you have a temperature?A1Bei der Hausärztin — At the Doctor's
- Das hat keinen Sinn.That makes no sense.A1Denken und Fühlen — Thinking and feeling (A1)
- Wichern hat eine Idee.Wichern has an idea.A1Der erste Adventskranz — The First Advent Wreath
- Wir haben kein Ziel.We have no destination.A1Der Sonntagsspaziergang — The Sunday Walk
Other ways to say it
Idioms built on the body
- die Nase voll habento be fed upLiterally to have the nose full.
- Hand und Fuß habento make sense, to be solidLiterally to have hand and foot.
Idioms you will actually hear
- Schwein habento be luckyLiterally to have a pig: Da hast du Schwein gehabt.