Verbs: Haben
Haben can be used either as the main verb of a sentence or as helping verbs. In this section, we will discuss haben as the main verb. Haben appears frequently in German, and just as frequently used verbs in English, it is quite irregular. The only thing to do is to memorize these forms.
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haben to have
ich habe
wir haben
du hast
ihr habt
er/sie/es hat
sie haben
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Rotkäppchens Mutter
Liebling, was hast du im Korb?
Darling, what do you have in the basket?
Rotkäppchen
Ich habe eine Flasche Wein und Brot und Kekse.
I have a bottle of wine, and bread and cookies.
Rotkäppchens Mutter
Ach, keine Kekse! Omi hat zu viel Karies!
Oh, no cookies! Granny has too many cavities!
Rotkäppchen
Mutter! Ihr habt so viele dumme Regeln!
Mothers! You guys have so many silly rules!
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related words
Hab und Gut
possessions
die Habe
possessions/belongings
habeas corpus
literally: you shall have the body
der Habenichts
the pauper
die Habgier
greed
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fun phrases
Was hast du gegen mich ?
What do you have against me?
Pech haben
to have bad luck
Schwein gehabt !
lucky, lucky!
Da hast du es !
There you have it! Didn't I tell you?
Naja, wer hat, der hat !
Well, those who have it, have it!
Er hat keine Auge im Kopf !
He can't see/get it!
Sie hat klebrige Finger !
She steals (lit: sticky fingers)
Du hast Recht
You're right!
Mensch, habe ich einen Kater !
Man, I am so hung over!