haben

Betekenis

(auxiliary,irregular) forms the perfect aspect (have)
(irregular,transitive) to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic)
(irregular,transitive) to have; to hold (to contain within itself/oneself)
(irregular,transitive) to have, get (to obtain, acquire)
(irregular,transitive) to get (to receive)
(irregular,transitive) to have (to be scheduled to attend)
(irregular,transitive) to have (to be afflicted with, suffer from)
(irregular,transitive) to contain, be composed of, equal
(impersonal,irregular,regional) there be, there is, there are
(colloquial,irregular,reflexive) to make a fuss
(colloquial,irregular) to be occupied with, to like, to be into
(colloquial,irregular,regional) to talk
(irregular) to have to; must

Frequentie

Met koppelteken als

ha‧ben

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈhaːbən/

Etymologie

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 *keh₂p- (“to grasp”). Cognates include Bavarian håbn, Yiddish האָבן (hobn), Dutch hebben, English have, Danish have.