haben
third-person singular present of haben
has (to have)
Definitions
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1
to possess or own something
“Meine Schwester hat ein neues Fahrrad im Garten.”
My sister has a new bicycle in the garden.
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2
used as an auxiliary verb to form the present perfect tense
“Er hat gestern seine Hausaufgaben schnell gemacht.”
He did his homework quickly yesterday.
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3
to experience or feel something (e.g. time, hunger, luck)
“Das kleine Kind hat großen Hunger nach der Schule.”
The little child is very hungry after school.
Conjugation
Present
| ich | habe |
| du | hast |
| er/sie/es | hat |
| wir | haben |
| ihr | habt |
| sie/Sie | haben |
Simple Past (Präteritum)
| ich | hatte |
| du | hattest |
| er/sie/es | hatte |
| wir | hatten |
| ihr | hattet |
| sie/Sie | hatten |
Present Perfect (Perfekt)
| er/sie/es | hat gehabt |
Future (Futur I)
| er/sie/es | wird haben |
"hat" is the standard third-person singular (he/she/it) present form of the very common verb "haben." It is also frequently used as an auxiliary to build the perfect tense, similar to English "has" in "has done."