{"id":3968,"date":"2012-06-20T12:47:54","date_gmt":"2012-06-20T12:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/?p=3968"},"modified":"2012-06-10T22:52:00","modified_gmt":"2012-06-10T22:52:00","slug":"expressions-with-the-german-verb-haben-to-have","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/expressions-with-the-german-verb-haben-to-have\/","title":{"rendered":"Expressions with the German verb \u201chaben\u201d (to have)"},"content":{"rendered":"
It is always the right time to learn some new idiomatic expressions. In this post, I discuss the German verb \u201chaben\u201d (to have) and present it in combination with other words. IN the table below you find several idioms that contain the verb \u201chaben\u201d.<\/p>\n
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\n\n
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German<\/strong><\/td>\n
Pronunciation<\/strong><\/td>\n
English<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
die Gelegenheit haben<\/td>\n
dee gey-ley-guhn-hayt hah-buhn<\/td>\n
to have the opportunity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
es hat keinen Zweck<\/td>\n
es hat kai-nuhn tsvek<\/td>\n
there\u2019s no point<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
keine Lust haben<\/td>\n
kai-nuh loost hah-buhn<\/td>\n
to have no desire; to feel like<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
die Zeit haben<\/td>\n
dee tsayt hah-buhn<\/td>\n
to have time<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
das Gl\u00fcck haben<\/td>\n
dAs gl\u00fck hah-buhn<\/td>\n
to be lucky<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
die (An)Gewohnheit haben<\/td>\n
dee (An)geuh-vohn-hayt hah-buhn<\/td>\n
to be accustomed to; to have the habit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
die Absicht haben<\/td>\n
dee Ap-ziHt hah-buhn<\/td>\n
to have the intention<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
das Recht haben<\/td>\n
dAs ReHt hah-buhn<\/td>\n
to have the right<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
den Mut haben<\/td>\n
deyn moot hah-buhn<\/td>\n
to have the courage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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When you would like to use these idioms in your speech you, of course, have to conjugate the verb \u201chaben\u201d.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
\n\n
\n
German<\/strong><\/td>\n
English<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Du hast jetzt die Gelegenheit, eine Pause zu machen.<\/td>\n
Now you have the opportunity to take a break.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Wir haben Gl\u00fcck, dass das Wetter so gut ist.<\/td>\n
We are lucky that the weather is so good.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Ich habe im Moment keine Zeit.<\/td>\n
I have no time at the moment.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Sie haben das Recht zu schweigen.<\/td>\n
You have the right to be silent.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Er hat die Absicht zu heiraten.<\/td>\n
He has the intention of getting married.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Es hat keinen Zweck mit ihm zu reden, da er nicht zuh\u00f6ren wird.<\/td>\n
There is no point in talking to him because we would not listen.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Sie hat die schlechte Angewohnheit zu rauchen.<\/td>\n
She has the bad habit of smoking.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Ich habe keine Lust ins Kino zu gehen.<\/td>\n
I do not feel like going to the movies.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Wir haben nicht den Mut diese Verantwortung zu tragen.<\/td>\n
We do not have the courage to bear this responsibility.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Here is a separate table of the conjugation of \u201chaben\u201d so that you have an overview quick at hand.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
\n\n
\n
<\/td>\n
Singular<\/strong><\/td>\n
Plural<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
1st<\/sup> person<\/td>\n
ich habe (I have)<\/td>\n
wir haben (wir haben)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
2nd<\/sup> person<\/td>\n
du hast \/ Sie haben (you have)<\/td>\n
ihr habt \/ Sie haben (you have)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
3rd<\/sup> person<\/td>\n
er\/sie\/es hat (he\/she\/it has)<\/td>\n
sie haben (they have)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
It is always the right time to learn some new idiomatic expressions. In this post, I discuss the German verb \u201chaben\u201d (to have) and present it in combination with other words. IN the table below you find several idioms that contain the verb \u201chaben\u201d. German Pronunciation English die Gelegenheit haben dee gey-ley-guhn-hayt hah-buhn to…<\/p>\n