FromOld High Germanhāben, fromProto-Germanic*habjaną. CompareGermanhaben,Dutchhebben,West Frisianhawwe,Englishhave,Icelandichafa.
hä
- (Gressoney, Formazza, Uri) tohave
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013)Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
- Abegg, Emil, (1911)Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 85.
- e(reduced form)
- här(in liaison with a following vowel)
- hän,en(westernmost Moselle Franconian; only before vowels, h, and dental consonants)
FromMiddle High Germanher, fromOld High Germanher, fromProto-West Germanic*hiʀ, fromProto-Germanic*hiz.
hä (personal, stressed)
- (most dialects)he;nominative of the third-person singular masculine
- IPA(key): /ˈhæ/,[ˈhæ]
- Rhymes:-æ
- Syllabification(key):hä
- Hyphenation(key):hä
hä
- alternative form ofhäh
hä
- huh?uh?
- Expresses that one has not understood a statement
- Synonyms:(more polite)was;(very polite)wie bitte
- Used tobelittle the issuer of a statement/question
In a formal setting, or towards a stranger, the use ofhä is generally regarded as impolite if not followed by a proper question. In an informal setting,hä can be neutral or negative depending on the tone of voice and context.
- “hä” inDuden online
- “hä” inDigitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Apocopic form ofhäva.
hä (presenthär,preteritehädde,supinehätt,imperativehä)
- (dialectal, Norrland) toput
Vart ville du att jag skuhä den, sa du?- Where did you say you wanted me toput it?
Int bryr jag mig,hä ba bort den nånstans.- I don't care, justput it away somewhere.
