hawwe

Meaning

1. to have (possess, own)
2. to have (auxiliary verb)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhavə/

Etymology

From Old Frisian hebba, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (“to grasp”).

Sentences

Ik moat neat fan him hawwe .

I must have nothing from him.

Se kinne my en se hawwe dit foar my dwaan wollen.

They know me and they wanted to do this for me.

Ik moat eins noch in broek hawwe .

I really need to have a pair of pants.

Sy hawwe der foar keazen om fan de grûn in natuergebiet te meitsjen.

They have chosen to turn the land into a nature reserve.

Guon wurknimmers hawwe al fjouwer jier gjin leansferheging hân .

Some employees have not had a pay rise for four years.

It festival is hieltyd drokker wurden en se hawwe de prizen ferhege.

The festival has become more and more crowded and they have increased the prices.

Alle famyljes hawwe in kalasjnikov om harren te beskermjen.

All families have a Kalashnikov to protect them.

Steaten en steatsstruktueren hawwe it ivige libben net .

States and state structures do not have eternal life.