har
has · verb
- Definition
- The third-person singular present tense of the verb 'å ha', meaning to possess, own, experience, or as an auxiliary verb to form perfect tenses.
- Inflections
- har
- Origin
- From Old Norse 'hefir', which comes from Proto-Germanic '*hafejō', ultimately from Proto-Indo-European '*kap-' meaning 'to grasp'. It's cognate with English 'have'.
Examples
| Hun har en rød bil. | She has a red car. |
| Vi har spist middag. | We have eaten dinner. |
| Han har vondt i hodet. | He has a headache. |
| Dette har jeg aldri sett før. | I have never seen this before. |