hawwe

Pennsylvania German

Verb

hawwe

1. to have

Usage notes

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of hawwe

infinitive	hawwe
past participle	hot ghatt
future tense	waerd hawwe
subjunctive	hedde
	present tense
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, hebbe, hewwe

Etymology

From Old Frisian hebba, from Proto-West Germanic *habbjan, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaʋə/
• Rhymes: -aʋə
• Hyphenation: haw‧we

Verb

hawwe

1. to have (to own, possess)

   Ik haw in broer

   I have a brother

2. (auxiliary) to have

   Ik haw dy oeral socht

   I've been looking for you everywhere

Inflection

Irregular
infinitive	hawwe
3rd singular past	hie
past participle	hân
infinitive	hawwe
long infinitive	hawwen
gerund	hawwen n
auxiliary	hawwe
indicative	present tense	past tense
1st singular	ha, haw	hie
2nd singular	hast	hiest
3rd singular	hat	hie
plural	hawwe	hiene, hienen
imperative	haw
participles	hawwend, hawwende	hân

References

• “hawwe”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011