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Hebben
'to have' - and also the auxiliary verb for the
perfect tenses of a
majority of Dutch
verbs is a somewhat irregular and
strong verb:
hebben to have |
- | had had |
- | gehad had |
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overview | ||
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hebben | to have | |
ik heb | I have | |
wij hebben | we have | |
ik had | I had | |
wij hadden | we had | |
ik heb gehad | I have had | |
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'U hebt'
is also said. (B is also pronounced as P
before T.)
simple past tense | ||
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(hebben) | to have | |
ik had | I had | |
jij had | you had | |
hij had | he had | |
wij hadden | we had | |
jullie hadden | y'all had | |
zij hadden | they had | |
U had | you had | |
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the perfect tenses | ||
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Ik heb gehad
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Ik had gehad
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ik heb een boek
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ik heb een boek gekocht
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I have bought a book |
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ik heb gefietst
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I have ridden my bike |
ik heb gegeten
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I have eaten |
ik heb geschreven
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I have written |
ik heb gezocht
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I have sought, looked for |
ik had gehoopt ...
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I had hoped ... |
Geluk
hebben
is literally 'to have luck' - but it's better translated as 'to be lucky.'
ik heb geluk | I am lucky | ||
jij hebt geluk | you are lucky | ||
hij heeft geluk | he is lucky | ||
wij hebben geluk | we are lucky | ||
jullie hebben geluk | y'all are lucky | ||
zij hebben geluk | they are lucky | ||
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je hebt geluk gehad
2
3
you've been lucky
heb ik geluk? | am I lucky? | |
heb jij geluk? | are you lucky? | |
heeft hij geluk? | is he lucky? | |
hebben wij geluk? | are we lucky? | |
hebben jullie geluk? | are y'all lucky? | |
hebben zij geluk? | are they lucky? | |
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U heeft geluk | you are lucky | (polite) | |
heeft U geluk? | are you lucky? | ||
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als je geluk hebt ...
(Het) 'geluk'
"Vrijheid blijheid"
The opposite of (het) 'geluk'
je hebt pech
A crash, an 'accident' is (het) ongeluk
ik had een kater
ik had een wapenbroeder
ik had geen werk
we hebben een goed jaar gehad
jullie hebben je in hem vergist
ze hebben jullie onwaarheden verteld
ze hebben weinig gereedschap
ze hebben weinig muziek
ze hebben weinig gemeen
Je mag 't hebben
ik heb er genoeg van
dat hebben we een tijd niet gehad
'Aan hebben' refers to clothes
a person 'has on'
The phrase
'iets hebben aan'
iets hebben met ...
't hebben over
'Te maken hebben met'
't Heeft met de temperatuur te maken
But when the item or factor involved is not mentioned but
'placeholders' are used instead,
met
De vochtigheid heeft er ook mee te maken
(de) hekel
gelijk hebben
2
3
if you're lucky ...
2
can mean 'luck' (fate favoring you) but it can also mean 'happiness, bliss'
- though both the word and the sentiment are bit old-fashioned. Dutchmen
also tend to use the English word 'happy' instead of Dutch
gelukkig
2
3
2
'freedom (brings along) happiness'
"Vroeger was geluk heel gewoon"
2
'In the past, happiness was quite common'
is (de) 'pech'
2
2
you're having bad luck
hij heeft te veel pech
2
he has too much bad luck,
he's accident-prone
2 - though you
should rather use the word (de) botsing
2
('collision.')
jij hebt een hond
you have a dog
ze hebben drie kinderen
they have three children
heb je een auto?
do you have a car?
heeft Jan een auto?
2
3
does John have a car?
hij heeft geen auto
he doesn't have a car heb je genoeg water?
2
do you have enough water? ik heb koorts
I have a fever
je hebt koorts
You have a fever' (informal 'you')
heb je koorts?
Do you have a fever? (informal 'you')
heeft U koorts?
2
Do you have a fever? (polite 'you')
ik heb pijn
2
[I have a pain] I am in pain heb je hoofdpijn?
2
do you have a
headache?
>>
ik heb hoofdpijn
2
I have a headache
ik heb geen hoofdpijn
I [have no] don't have
a headache heb je honger?
['do you have hunger?']
are you hungry?
ik heb honger
['I have hunger']
I am hungry
ik heb dorst
['I have thirst']
I am thirsty
2
3
I had a hangover
(de) kater
2
can also mean: 'male cat, tomcat'
I had a brother-in-arms
I did not have [work] a job
we [have] had a good year
2
You were mistaken about him
2
they've told you guys [untruths] lies
they have few tools
they have little music
they have little in common
2
3
4
You can have it
2
[I've had enough (of it)]
- I'm sick and tired of it
2
we haven't had that for a while
(usually it means a food not eaten in a long time)
Ik heb geen schoenen aan
2
3
4
I don't have shoes on
Ze heeft niks aan
2
She has nothing on, she's not dressed
Op sommige stranden heeft niemand wat aan
2
3
4
On some beaches, nobody is wearing
anything
2
3
is used when something is 'of use,' useful:
Ik heb er niks aan
2
3
4
5
It's not useful to me,
it's of no use to me Daar heeft niemand wat aan
2
3
4
[That's of use to nobody]
- That's of no use to anyone
Maar als ik heel snel praat, daar heeft niemand wat aan
slow
But if I speak very quickly,
that's not of use to anybody
Wat heb je eraan?
2
3
[What is its use to you?]
- Is it useful to you?
Wat heb je d'r aan?
2
[What is its use to you?]
- Is it useful to you?
(a D is inserted because the pause in 'je-er' takes more
energy)
Heb je er wat aan?
2
3
4
5
Is it of (any) use to you,
is it useful to you?
Heb je d'r wat aan?
2
Is it of use to you? Is it useful?
2
3
'to have something with ...'
- a special relation with, a special
talent for/with, a great liking of
Hij heeft iets met katten
2
3
He likes cats very much, he has a special
talent dealing with cats ('he is cat whisperer')
2
3
talking about (something, someone)
Hij weet waar-(d)ie het over heeft
2
He knows what he's talking about
(a D may be inserted for ease of pronunciation)
Hij weet niet waar-die het over heeft
2
3
He doesn't know what he's talking about - he
knows very little about the subject or he is completely wrong
about it
Ze heeft het vaak over jou
2
3
4
She often talks about you
Hij heeft 't er vaak over
2
3
He often talks about it
Ik had 't er laatst nog over met Jan
2
I was talking with John about it
the other day
2
3
means 'having to do with,' 'being a factor in,'
'being involved' - 'being connected'
2
It has to do with the temperature
changes to mee
- Dutch 'placeholders' with prepositions are
er
'it'
daar
'that'
waar
'what'
2
The humidity is also involved in it
Misschien heeft 't daar ook mee te maken
2
3
Maybe it has to do with that too, maybe it's
connected, related to that (is there a connection?)
Ik wil er niks mee te maken hebben
2
3
I don't want to have anything to do with it, I
don't want to get involved with it
dislike
een hekel hebben aan
2
to dislike strongly, detest, loathe
Ik heb een hekel aan roddelen
I have a great dislike of gossip,
I really dislike gossip
Als ik ergens een hekel aan heb is het aan leugens
2
3
If there is [something] one thing that I hate
it is lies
Als ik ergens een hekel aan heb is het aan mensen die
liegen
2
If there is [something] one thing that I hate
it is people that tell lies
2
to be right, correct
Je hebt gelijk
(het) hebbeding
a must-have (item)
(de) hebzucht
'greed,' obsession with acquiring and owning stuff
the perfect tense - << Zijn - 'to be'
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