hawwe

Pennsylvania German

Verb

hawwe

  1. to have

Usage notes

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

Conjugation

West Frisian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Frisian hebba, from Proto-West Germanic *habbjan, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhaʋə/
  • Rhymes: -aʋə
  • Hyphenation: haw‧we

Verb

hawwe

  1. to have (to own, possess)
    Ik haw in broer
    I have a brother
  2. (auxiliary) to have
    Ik haw dy oeral socht
    I've been looking for you everywhere

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, haw hie
2nd singular hast hiest
clitic form hasto hiesto
3rd singular hat hie
plural hawwe hiene, hienen
imperative haw
participles hawwend, hawwende hân

References

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