FromMiddle Dutchhebben, fromOld Dutchhebben, fromProto-West Germanic*habbjan, fromProto-Germanic*habjaną, fromProto-Indo-European*keh₂p-(“to grasp”).
hebben
- (transitive) tohave, topossess,own,hold
- Synonym:bezitten
- Hebt u een minuut? ―Do youhave a minute?
- (transitive, medicine) to beafflicted with adisease
- Ikheb griep. ―Ihave the flu.
- (auxiliary)Used to form theperfect tense of theactive voice of most verbs, together with apast participle.
- Ikheb het koekje opgegeten. ―Ihave eaten the biscuit.
- Zehadden hun auto net gewassen. ―Theyhad only just washed their car.
- Hijheeft naar huis moeten lopen. ―Hehas had to walk home.
- Ikheb hem horen praten. ―Ihave heard him speak.
- Dathad je moeten doen. ―You shouldhave done that.
- (auxiliary, withte)must, to beobliged to, tobe to
- Synonym:moeten
- Daarhebben we ons bij neer te leggen. ―Wemust accept that.
FromOld Saxonhebbian, fromProto-West Germanic*habbjan, fromProto-Germanic*habjaną, fromProto-Indo-European*keh₂p-(“to grasp”). CompareDutchhebben,Germanhaben,West Frisianhawwe,Englishhave,Danishhave.
hebben (third-person singular simple presenthett,past tenseharr,past participlehatt,auxiliary verbhebben)
- tohave
Note: This conjugation is one of many.
Neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.
FromOld Dutchhebben, fromProto-West Germanic*habbjan, fromProto-Germanic*habjaną.
hebben
- tohave
FromProto-West Germanic*habbjan, fromProto-Germanic*habjaną, fromProto-Indo-European*keh₂p-(“to grasp”).
hebben
- tohave
Conjugation of
hebben,havon (weak class 3)
| infinitive | hebben,havon |
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| indicative | present | past |
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| 1st person singular | hebbo(n),havo(n) | havda,havoda |
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| 2nd person singular | hevis,havos | havdos,havodos |
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| 3rd person singular | hevit,havot | havda,havoda |
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| 1st person plural | hebbun,havon | havdon,havodon |
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| 2nd person plural | hevit,havot | havdot,havodot |
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| 3rd person plural | hebbunt,havont | havdon,havodon |
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| subjunctive | present | past |
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| 1st person singular | hebbe | hevdi,havodi |
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| 2nd person singular | hebbis | hevdis,havodis |
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| 3rd person singular | hebbe | hevdi,havodi |
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| 1st person plural | hebbin | hevdin,havodin |
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| 2nd person plural | hebbit | hevdit,havodit |
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| 3rd person plural | hebbin | hevdin,havodin |
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| imperative | present | |
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| singular | hevi,havo |
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| plural | hevit,havot |
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| participle | present | past |
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| hebbendi,havondi | gihaft,gihavot |
- “hebben”, inOudnederlands Woordenboek,2012
- IPA(key): /ˈxeb.ben/,[ˈheb.ben]
hebben
- pluralpresentsubjunctive ofhebban