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Haben = to have. Haben is a verb. It tells us about someone/something that is “owning” something else. Ich bin ein Lehrer. Was hab e ich in der Klasse ?. Ich habe eine Tafel. Who has the board?. Ich hab e die Tafel
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Haben = to have • Haben is a verb. It tells us about someone/something that is “owning” something else.
Ich bin ein Lehrer. Was habeich in derKlasse? • IchhabeeineTafel.
Who has the board? • Ichhabe die Tafel • Subject (here: ich) and verb (here: habe) form a unit. The verb has to show by its ending –e- that the –ich- is the subject.
In the previous slide you were asking someone else (du) what he or she has. Since you address the person informally, the ending of the verb is st.
The complete conjugation • Ichhabewirhaben • Du hast ihrhabt • Er,sie,eshat Sie/siehaben • These endings go with all verbs in German but the word sein = to be. (and wissen = to know)
I’m talking about 1 person (male). He is the subject of my sentence.What ending will I put on the verb? • Der Mann geh ____ • Ergeh ____
Key fact: We are talking about one person or thing. It could be a man, a woman, a car, a pencil, or a can opener
Was machenwir? • Wirsehenfern.
Was machenderJunge und das Mädchen? • Siespielen Volleyball.