hawwe

Pennsylvania German

Verb

hawwe

to have

Usage Notes

Also used as the primary auxiliary verb to form the past tense.

Conjugation

Conjugation of hawwe

	present tense
infinitive	hawwe

past participle	hot ghatt

future tense	waerd hawwe

subjunctive	hedde

1st person singular	hab
2nd person singular	hoscht
3rd person singular	hot
1st person plural	hen
2nd person plural	hett
3rd person plural	hen

imperative

West Frisian

Alternative forms

habbe
ha
harre
hebbe
hewwe

Etymology

From Old Frisian hebba, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (“to grasp”). Compare English have, German haben, Dutch hebben, Low German hebben, Danish have.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /havə/

Verb

hawwe

to have (possess, own)
to have (auxiliary verb)

Conjugation

Conjugation of hawwe

Infinitive: hawwe
	Present tense				Past tense
person	singular		plural		singular		plural
1st	ik	ha	wy	hawwe	ik	hie	wy	hienen
2nd	do/dû	hast	jimme	hawwe	do/dû	hiest	jimme	hienen
3rd	hy/sy	hat	hja	hawwe	hy/sy	hie	hja	hienen
	Present participle		Imperative		Auxiliary		Past participle
	hawwend (hawwende)		haw		hawwe		hân

(variant past-tense plural) hiene

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