anhaben
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German anehaben, anhaben, from Old High German anahabēn. Equivalent to an- + haben. Compare Dutch aanhebben, English have on, Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 (anahaban).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]anhaben (irregular, third-person singular present hat an, past tense hatte an, past participle angehabt, past subjunctive hätte an, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to wear; to have on (a piece of clothing) see usage notes
- Er hat keine Sandalen an.
- He doesn’t have sandals on.
- Er hat fast nie Sandalen an.
- He almost never wears sandals.
- (transitive, slightly informal) to have turned on; to have on (an electronic device)
- Ich hatte das Radio an.
- I had the radio on.
- (ditransitive, infinitive only, construed with indefinite pronoun) to harm, to hurt
- Der Hund kann dir nichts anhaben.
- The dog can’t harm you.
- Meinst du, er will mir was anhaben?
- Do you think he wants to harm me?
Usage notes
[edit]- As with English “have on”, German anhaben is understood as progressive (“to be wearing”), unless some adverb suggests otherwise. This is distinct from tragen. Hence, Er trägt keine Sandalen could also be a general statement (“He doesn’t wear sandals.”).
- With headgear, aufhaben is preferred instead (though anhaben is not impossible either).
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | anhaben | ||||
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present participle | anhabend | ||||
past participle | angehabt | ||||
zu-infinitive | anzuhaben | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich habe an | wir haben an | i | ich habe an | wir haben an |
du hast an | ihr habt an | du habest an | ihr habet an | ||
er hat an | sie haben an | er habe an | sie haben an | ||
preterite | ich hatte an | wir hatten an | ii | ich hätte an | wir hätten an |
du hattest an | ihr hattet an | du hättest an | ihr hättet an | ||
er hatte an | sie hatten an | er hätte an | sie hätten an | ||
imperative | hab an (du) habe an (du) |
habt an (ihr) |
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
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present | dass ich anhabe | dass wir anhaben | i | dass ich anhabe | dass wir anhaben |
dass du anhast | dass ihr anhabt | dass du anhabest | dass ihr anhabet | ||
dass er anhat | dass sie anhaben | dass er anhabe | dass sie anhaben | ||
preterite | dass ich anhatte | dass wir anhatten | ii | dass ich anhätte1 | dass wir anhätten1 |
dass du anhattest | dass ihr anhattet | dass du anhättest1 | dass ihr anhättet1 | ||
dass er anhatte | dass sie anhatten | dass er anhätte1 | dass sie anhätten1 |
1Preferred; avoid the alternative in würde.
Derived terms
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