hä

See also: hæ, hae, ha'e, and Appendix:Variations of "ha"

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• haa, ha, heen, hoh, häbä, hè

Etymology

From Old High German hāben, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną. Compare German haben, Dutch hebben, West Frisian hawwe, English have, Icelandic hafa.

Verb

hä

1. (Gressoney, Formazza, Uri) to have

Conjugation

    conjugation of hä – Urner dialect

infinitive		hä
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	—

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 85.

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• e (reduced form)
• här (in liaison with a following vowel)
• hän, en (westernmost Moselle Franconian; only before vowels, h, and dental consonants)

Etymology

From Middle High German her, from Old High German her, from Proto-West Germanic *hiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *hiz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɛ/, /hɛː/

Pronoun

hä (personal, stressed)

1. (most dialects) he; nominative of the third-person singular masculine

Related terms

• im (dative)
• in (accusative)

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhæ/, [ˈhæ]
• Rhymes: -æ
• Syllabification^(key): hä

Interjection

hä

1. Alternative form of häh

Further reading

• “hä”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• äh

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɛː/, /hɛ̃ː/

• Audio:

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Interjection

hä

1. huh? uh?
   1. Expresses that one has not understood a statement

      Synonyms: (more polite) was, (very polite) wie bitte

   2. Used to belittle the issuer of a statement/question

Usage notes

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.

Further reading

• “hä” in Duden online
• “hä” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Anagrams

• äh