hawwe

Pennsylvania German

Verb

hawwe

1. have

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West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian hebba, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (“to grasp”). Compare English have, German haben, Dutch hebben, Low German hebben, Danish have.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /havə/

Verb

hawwe

1. To have (all English senses, including use as an auxiliary verb)

Synonyms

• habbe
• ha
• hebbe
• hewwe

Conjugation

Infinitive: hawwe
	Present tense				Past tense
person	singular		plural		singular		plural
1st	ik	haw	wy	hawwe	ik	hie	wy	hienen
2nd	do/dû	hast	jimme	hawwe	do/dû	hiest	jimme	hienen
3rd	hy/sy	hat	hja	hawwe	hy/sy	hie	hja	hienen
	Present participle		Imperative		Auxiliary		Past participle
	hawwend (hawwende)		haw		hawwe		hân

• Variant past-tense plural: hiene