hawwe

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Pennsylvania German

Verb

hawwe

  1. to have

Usage notes

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

Conjugation

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian hebba, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (to grasp).

Pronunciation

Verb

hawwe

  1. to have (possess, own)
  2. to have (auxiliary verb)

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 hie
2nd singular hast hiest
3rd singular hat hie
plural hawwe hienen
imperative haw
participles hawwend, hawwende hân
  • (variant past-tense plural) hiene

Alternative forms

Further reading

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