Konjugation von haben haben means “to have” in German. It is irregular: some of its forms don't follow the default pattern. It is one of the 25 most frequent verbs in this collection.
How to conjugate haben In the Präsens , haben runs: ich habe, du hast, er/sie/es hat, wir haben, ihr habt, sie/Sie haben. Note the irregular changes: they don't come from the regular endings, so drill each person separately.
haben in a sentence In a sentence, haben looks like this: Ich habe Zeit. (“I have time.”). The example shows the context the form turns up in.
Tenses and CEFR levels This page lists 10 tenses and moods of haben , grouped by CEFR level. The Präsens (A1) is free to practise in Verboteca; Premium opens every tense and mood up to the advanced levels.
FAQ What does “haben” mean in German? haben means “to have”.
Is haben regular or irregular? haben is an irregular German verb: some of its forms don't follow the regular pattern.
How do you conjugate haben in the Präsens? ich habe, du hast, er/sie/es hat, wir haben, ihr habt, sie/Sie haben.
Conjugation tables A1 — Beginner ich habe du hast er/sie/es hat wir haben ihr habt sie/Sie haben
Ich habe Zeit. · I have time.
ich habe gehabt du hast gehabt er/sie/es hat gehabt wir haben gehabt ihr habt gehabt sie/Sie haben gehabt
Ich habe Zeit gehabt. · I had time.
A2 — Elementary ich hatte du hattest er/sie/es hatte wir hatten ihr hattet sie/Sie hatten
Ich hatte Zeit. · I had time.
du hab! wir haben wir! ihr habt! sie/Sie haben Sie!
Hab keine Angst! · Don't be afraid!
ich werde haben du wirst haben er/sie/es wird haben wir werden haben ihr werdet haben sie/Sie werden haben
Ich werde Zeit haben. · I will have time.
B1 — Intermediate ich hatte gehabt du hattest gehabt er/sie/es hatte gehabt wir hatten gehabt ihr hattet gehabt sie/Sie hatten gehabt
Ich hatte Zeit gehabt. · I had had time.
ich hätte du hättest er/sie/es hätte wir hätten ihr hättet sie/Sie hätten
Ich hätte Zeit. · I would have time.
ich hätte gehabt du hättest gehabt er/sie/es hätte gehabt wir hätten gehabt ihr hättet gehabt sie/Sie hätten gehabt
Ich hätte Zeit gehabt. · I would have had time.
B2 — Upper Intermediate ich habe du habest er/sie/es habe wir haben ihr habet sie/Sie haben
Ich habe Zeit. · I have time.
ich werde gehabt haben du wirst gehabt haben er/sie/es wird gehabt haben wir werden gehabt haben ihr werdet gehabt haben sie/Sie werden gehabt haben
Ich werde Zeit gehabt haben. · I will have had time.
Memorize every form of "haben" Verboteca turns each form into a card and brings it back at a growing interval as you keep getting it right.
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