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haben

/ˈhaːbən/ verb A1
  1. to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic) (transitive) · Ich habe ein Auto. I own a car.· Sie hat braune Haare. She has got brown hair.
  2. to have; to hold (to contain within itself/oneself) (transitive)
  3. to have, get (to obtain, acquire) (transitive)
  4. to get (to receive) (transitive)
  5. to have (to be scheduled to attend) (transitive) · Morgen Nachmittag habe ich eine Vorlesung. I've got a lecture tomorrow afternoon.
  6. to have (to be afflicted with, suffer from) (transitive) · Er hat Krebs. He has cancer.
  7. to contain, be composed of, equal (transitive) · Ein Meter hat 100 Zentimeter. There are 100 centimetres in one metre.
  8. forms the perfect aspect (have) · Das habe ich nicht gesagt. I haven't said that.
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Verb forms

Infinitive
haben
Present (er)
hat
Präteritum (er)
hatte
Perfekt (er)
hat gehabt
Konjunktiv II (er)
hätte
Infinitive with zu
zu haben

A strong or irregular verb: its stem changes in some forms, so learn its main forms by heart.

From the library

Mateo hat schon zwei Freunde.
Der neue Schüler, p. 1 · A1
Montag: Heute habe ich Handball.
Meine Sportwoche, p. 1 · A1
Den ganzen Tag haben alle Kisten getragen.
Der Umzug nach Leipzig, p. 1 · A2
Lina hat sich das Zimmer mit dem großen Fenster ausgesucht, weil sie von dort den Park sieht.
Der Umzug nach Leipzig, p. 1 · A2

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Words, meanings, pronunciations and forms from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); how common each word is from wordfreq. Made into this dictionary by FluentPlex.