From Middle Dutch hebben, from Old Dutch hebben, from Proto-West Germanic *habbjan, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (“to grasp”).
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| Conjugation of hebben (weak, irregular) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | hebben | |||
| past singular | had | |||
| past participle | gehad | |||
| infinitive | hebben | |||
| gerund | hebben n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | heb | had | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | hebt, heb2 | had | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | hebt, heeft | had | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | hebt | hadt | ||
| 3rd person singular | heeft | had | ||
| plural | hebben | hadden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | hebbe | hadde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | hebben | hadden | ||
| imperative sing. | heb | |||
| imperative plur.1 | hebt | |||
| participles | hebbend | gehad | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
From Old Saxon hebbian, from Proto-West Germanic *habbjan, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (“to grasp”). Compare Dutch hebben, German haben, West Frisian hawwe, English have, Danish have.
hebben (third-person singular simple present hett, past tense harr, past participle hatt, auxiliary verb hebben)
| infinitive | hebben | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | preterite |
| 1st person singular | heff | harr |
| 2nd person singular | hest | harrst |
| 3rd person singular | hett | harr |
| plural | hebbt | harren |
| imperative | present | — |
| singular | hebb | |
| plural | hebbt | |
| participle | present | past |
| hebben | hatt | |
| Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. | ||
From Old Dutch hebben, from Proto-West Germanic *habbjan, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną.
hebben
From Proto-West Germanic *habbjan, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (“to grasp”).
hebben
| infinitive | hebben, havon | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | hebbo(n), havo(n) | havda, havoda |
| 2nd person singular | heves(t), havos(t) | havdos, havodos |
| 3rd person singular | hevet, havot | havda, havoda |
| 1st person plural | hebbon, havon | havdun, havodun |
| 2nd person plural | hevet, havot | havdut, havodut |
| 3rd person plural | hebbent, havont | havdun, havodun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | hebbe, havo | hevdi, havodi |
| 2nd person singular | hebbes(t), havos(t) | hevdis, havodis |
| 3rd person singular | hebbe, havo | hevdi, havodi |
| 1st person plural | hebben, havon | hevdin, havodin |
| 2nd person plural | hebbet, havot | hevdit, havodit |
| 3rd person plural | hebben, havon | hevdin, havodin |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | heve, havo | |
| plural | hevet, havot | |
| participle | present | past |
| hebbendi, havondi | gihaft, gihavot | |
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