haben — forms the perfect aspect (have); to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic)
haben is the #8 most common word in German, a verb. It means “forms the perfect aspect (have); to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic)” and is pronounced /ˈhaːbən/.
#8frequency rank
1.05%of everyday German text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of haben
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| hat | he/she · present | he/she has |
| hatte | past | had |
| gehabt | past participle | had |
| hätte | subjunctive past | had |
| haben | auxiliary verb | |
| haben | infinitive | to have |
| habend | -ing form | having |
| habe | I · present | I have |
| haben | we · present | we have |
| habe | I · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) I have |
| haben | we · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) we have |
| hast | you · present | you have |
| habt | you (pl.) · present | you (pl.) have |
| habest | you · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) you have |
| habet | you (pl.) · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) you (pl.) have |
| haben | they · present | they have |
| habe | he/she · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) he/she have |
| haben | they · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) they have |
| hatte | I · past | I had |
| hatten | we · past | we had |
| hätte | I · subjunctive II (would / if) | I would have |
| hätten | we · subjunctive II (would / if) | we would have |
| hattest | you · past | you had |
| hattet | you (pl.) · past | you (pl.) had |
| hättest | you · subjunctive II (would / if) | you would have |
| hättet | you (pl.) · subjunctive II (would / if) | you (pl.) would have |
| hatte | he/she · past | he/she had |
| hatten | they · past | they had |
| hätte | he/she · subjunctive II (would / if) | he/she would have |
| hätten | they · subjunctive II (would / if) | they would have |
| hab | you · command | have! |
| habe | you · command | have! |
| habt | you (pl.) · command | have! (to several) |
| ham | alternative | |
| han | alternative, archaic, dialectal |