Dutch

Verb

hebben

1. (transitive) to have, to possess, own, hold

   Hebt u een minuut?‎

   Do you have a minute?

2. (transitive, medicine) to be afflicted with a disease

   Ik heb longkanker.‎

   I have lung cancer.

3. (auxiliary) Used to form the perfect tense of the active voice of most verbs, together with a past participle.

   Ik heb het koekje opgegeten.‎

   I have eaten the biscuit.

   Ze hadden hun auto net gewassen.‎

   They had only just washed their car.

   Hij heeft naar huis moeten lopen.‎

   He has had to walk home.

   Ik heb hem horen praten.‎

   I have heard him speak.

   Dat had je zullen doen.‎

   You had been going to do that.

Inflection

Synonyms

• bezitten

Derived terms

• aanhebben
• doorhebben
• hebben en houden

Low German

Etymology

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

Verb

hebben ‎(third-person singular simple present hett, past tense harr, past participle hatt, auxiliary verb hebben)

1. to have

Conjugation

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch hebban, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhebːən/

Verb

hebben

1. to have

Descendants

• Dutch: hebben