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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch hebben, from Middle Dutch hebben, from Old Dutch hebben, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (to grasp).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɦɛː/
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Verb

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(present het, present participle hebbende, past had, past participle gehad)

  1. (auxiliary) to have

Usage notes

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This verb is highly irregular in Afrikaans due to the fact that it has a different present form from its infinitive form. The present form is used as an active verb with a pronoun. This verb also has a rarely used preterite form, had.

Derived terms

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Hokkien

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For pronunciation and definitions of – see (“shrimp; prawn; lobster; to bend; to curve; to flex; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of ).

Jersey Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Dutch heel.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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  1. very