haben

Meaning

1. (auxiliary, irregular) forms the perfect aspect (have)
2. (irregular, transitive) to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic)
3. (irregular, transitive) to have; to hold (to contain within itself/oneself)
4. (irregular, transitive) to have, get (to obtain, acquire)
5. (irregular, transitive) to get (to receive)
6. (irregular, transitive) to have (to be scheduled to attend)
7. (irregular, transitive) to have (to be afflicted with, suffer from)
8. (irregular, transitive) to contain, be composed of, equal
9. (impersonal, irregular, regional) there be, there is, there are
10. (colloquial, irregular, reflexive) to make a fuss
11. (colloquial, irregular) to be occupied with, to like, to be into
12. (colloquial, irregular, regional) to talk
13. (irregular) to have to, must [with zu (+ infinitive) ‘do something’] (especially regarding expectations by authority, at the threat of severe disapproval or consequences)

Concepts

have

possess

own

have got

be

hold

exist

got

belong

contain

wear

to feel

have for

have

have

get

had

have got to

have to

keep

luck out

mean

stand in

sustain

Synonyms

besitzen

innehaben

sein

verfügen

enthalten

müssen

habe

halten

nach sich ziehen

umfassen

bieten

gehen

wir haben

gehören

aufweisen

kapieren

kein

🙅

mitbringen

mitzählen

Pech haben

Rausch

rechnen mit

servieren

sind

stillen

überbringen

übernehmen

unterhalten

verfügen über

vorhanden sein

zählen

🔢

zählen auf

zieren

Waren

begabt sein mit

hegen

sein Eigen nennen

anhalten

🛑

rumzicken

anstellen

aufnehmen

beinhalten

bringen

Dasein

eindämmen

es gibt

existieren

fassen

geben

Glück

Translations

tener

avoir

avere

hebben

ter

έχω

haber

possuir

possedere

posséder

contenir

haver

poseer

porter

Dialects

Zürich

ha

Bern

ha

Aargau

ha

St. Gallen

ha

Zürich

haa

Lucerne

ha

Graubünden

ha

Solothurn

ha

Basel-Stadt

ha

Basel-Landschaft

ha

Zug

haa

Appenzell Innerrhoden

ha

Basel-Landschaft

haa

Basel-Stadt

haa

St. Gallen

haa

Thurgau

ha

Zug

ha

Bern

haa

Schwyz

ha

Obwalden

ha

Appenzell Innerrhoden

haa

Valais

hä

Appenzell Ausserrhoden

ha

Fribourg

ha

St. Gallen

chend

Schaffhausen

ha

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhaːbən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: haben

Inherited from Old High German: habēn

Cognate with Old Saxon: hebbian

Cognate with Old Norse: hafa

Cognate with Swedish: hava

Cognate with Old Frisian: habba

Cognate with Gothic: 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽

Cognate with Old English: habban

Cognate with Bavarian: håbn

Cognate with Yiddish: האָבן

Cognate with Dutch: hebben

Cognate with English: have

Cognate with Danish: have

In summary

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.

Sentences

Was haben Sie denn damit vor ?, wollte er wissen .

What are you going to do with it? he wanted to know.

Da haben wir was gemeinsam .

We have something in common.

Im Prinzip haben beide Recht .

In principle, both are right.

Einfache Fragen können komplizierte Antworten haben .

Simple questions can have complicated answers.

Wissen Sie , wo Sie im Auto das Warndreieck haben ?

Do you know where you have the warning triangle in the car?

Auch haben funktionelle Gruppen wenig Einfluss .

Functional groups also have little influence.