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"to have" in Dutch

hebben

To have. The Dutch for "to have" is "hebben".
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Summary

The Dutch translation for “to have” is hebben.

Pronounced the same

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have (plural)

hebben

See also

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had (singular)

had
have (plural)

hebben
have (2nd person singular in a question or command)

heb
have (2nd person singular)

hebt
had

gehad
have (1st person singular)

heb
had (plural)

hadden
have (2nd person formal)

heeft

Examples of "to have" in use

There are 29 examples of the Dutch word for "to have" being used:
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to need

nodig hebben
Which bus should I take then?

Welke bus moet ik dan hebben?
No one can have it all.

Niemand kan alles hebben.
I will have the last word. I will have the last word.

Ik zal het laatste woord hebben.
That’s the last thing we need.

Dat is het laatste dat we nodig hebben.
Let’s not talk about money.

Laten we het niet over geld hebben.
to have an opinion

een mening hebben
to regret

spijt hebben van
I thought you might be interested in this.

Ik dacht dat je hiervoor wel belangstelling zou hebben.
So he came home again and was sad, because he really wanted to have a real princess.

Zo kwam hij dan weer thuis en was treurig, want hij wilde toch zo heel graag een echte prinses hebben.

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I will have the last word. I will have the last word.,
No, but we do have a large attic.,
So he came home again and was sad, because he really wanted to have a real princess.,
That’s the last thing we need.,
Then you have no right to express an opinion when sensible people are speaking.,
to go through hard times,
to have debts,
to have something mastered,
We have decided to ask for clarification.,
we need togetherness,
Which bus should I take then?,
You are not allowed to have sexual intercourse with your daughter-in-law.,
“It might be true, but it is too big and it looks to strange,“ said the other duck, “that is why it has to have a bite.“,
“Look at that! Now we wil get additional ones, as if we are not enough already! And gosh! that one duckling looks so ugly! We don’t want that here! ”
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