have (had pret, ptp) (has 3rd pers sing present )
When have is part of a set combination, eg have a look, have a dream, have a good time, look up the noun.
a haben
The verb haben is the auxiliary used with most verbs to form past tenses in German. For important exceptions see (b).
b sein
The verb sein is used with verbs of motion, eg. gehen, fahren, or verbs implying development, eg. wachsen, and to form past tenses.
c (in tag questions etc)
you've seen her, haven't you? du hast sie gesehen, oder nicht?
2 modal auxiliary verb
♦
to have to do sth
(=to be obliged) etw tun müssen
♦
don't/doesn't have to or (esp Brit) haven't/hasn't got to
I haven't got to do it (esp Brit)
b
(=receive, obtain, get) haben
♦
to let sb have sth jdm etw geben
c
(=eat, drink, take)
to have breakfast frühstücken
d
(=catch, hold) (gepackt) haben
e
(=suffer from)
he has diabetes er ist zuckerkrank
f
(=experience)
to have a pleasant evening einen netten Abend verbringen
g
(=hold, organize) [party] geben, machen
[meeting] abhalten
h
(=go for)
to have a walk einen Spaziergang machen
i
(=give birth to)
to have a child or baby ein Kind or Baby bekommen
j
(=cause to be)
I had him in such a state that ... er war in einer solchen Verfassung, dass ...
k
(=maintain, insist)
he will have it that Paul is guilty (Brit)
l
(=refuse to allow) (in negative sentences)
I won't have this nonsense dieser Unsinn kommt (mir) nicht infrage or in Frage!
n (set structures)
♦
to have sth done
= request, order etw tun lassen
♦
to have sb do sth
= make them do
jdn etw tun lassen
♦
to have sb doing sth
she had us all helping with the dinner nach ihrer Ermunterung halfen wir alle mit dem Abendessen
♦
to have had it
inf he has had it with politics er hat von der Politik die Nase voll inf
♦
let him have it!
inf gibs ihm! inf
♦
have it your own way machen Sie es or halten Sie es, wie Sie wollen
♦
to be had
inf
(=tricked) übers Ohr gehauen werden inf