ha
to have · verb
- Definition
- To possess, own, hold, experience, or undergo something. It is also used as an auxiliary verb to form perfect tenses.
- Inflections
- har, hadde, hat, hatt
- Origin
- From Old Norse 'hafa', ultimately from Proto-Germanic '*habaną' meaning 'to have'. Related to English 'have' and German 'haben'.
Examples
| Jeg har en bok. | I have a book. |
| Vi har det bra. | We are doing well. |
| Hun har lest avisen. | She has read the newspaper. |
| Han har en leksjon å lære. | He has a lesson to learn. |