From Old High German hāben, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną. Compare German haben, Dutch hebben, West Frisian hawwe, English have, Icelandic hafa.
hä
infinitive | hä | ||||||
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past participle | ghä | ||||||
singular | plural | ||||||
1st person ich, i |
2nd person du |
3rd person er/si/es |
1st person mir |
2nd person ir |
3rd person si | ||
indicative | present | hä | hesch | het | hä | heint | hä |
subjunctive | present | heig, heigi | heigesch | heig, heigi | heige | heiget | heige |
past | hät, hätti | hättesch | hät, hätti | hätte | hättet | hätte | |
imperative | affirmative | — | häb | — | — | heint | — |
From Middle High German her, from Old High German her, from Proto-West Germanic *hiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *hiz.
hä (personal, stressed)
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In a formal setting, or towards a stranger, the use of hä is generally regarded as impolite if not followed by a proper question. In an informal setting, hä can be neutral or negative depending on the tone of voice and context.
hä (present här, preterite hädde, supine hätt, imperative hä)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | hä | häs | ||
Supine | hätt | hätts | ||
Imperative | hä | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | hän | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | här | hädde | häs | häddes |
Ind. plural1 | hä | hädde | häs | häddes |
Subjunctive2 | hä | hädde | häs | häddes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | häende | |||
Past participle | hädd | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |