gernhaben

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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From gern +‎ haben.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: gern‧ha‧ben

Verb

gernhaben (irregular, third-person singular present hat gern, past tense hatte gern, past participle gerngehabt, past subjunctive hätte gern, auxiliary haben)

  1. to be fond of, to like
    Karina hat ihre Kater sehr gern, auch wenn sie sich in der Küche übergeben.
    Karina is very fond of her cats, even when they throw up in the kitchen.
    Ich habe es nicht gern, wenn man mir mein Essen stiehlt.
    I don't like it when my food is stolen.
    Weil uns die Mutter gernhat, möchte sie, dass wir viel Zeit mit ihr verbringen.
    Because the mother likes us, she wants us to spend a lot of time with her.

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Further reading

  • gernhaben” in Duden online
  • gernhaben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache