Before you start
Meet haben
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 13 meanings
- (auxiliary) forms the perfect aspect (have) [with past participle]
- (transitive) to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic)
- (transitive) to have; to hold (to contain within itself/oneself)
- (transitive) to have, get (to obtain, acquire)
- (transitive) to get (to receive)
- (transitive) to have (to be scheduled to attend)
Forms
How haben changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | habe | hatte |
| du | hast | hattest |
| er/sie/es | hat | hatte |
| wir | haben | hatten |
| ihr | habt | hattet |
| Sie | haben | hatten |
Partizip II gehabt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich habe einen Hund.I have a dog.possession in the present
- 2Er hatte gestern Geburtstag.It was his birthday yesterday.Präteritum for an event
- 3Sie sagt, dass sie Hunger hat.She says that she is hungry.verb at the end after dass
Verb family
Separable verbs built on haben
Add a prefix to haben and the meaning changes.