No. 657 in Afrikaans

het

"Het" in Afrikaans means "have" in English.

In a sentence

Ek het 'n boek gelees.
I have read a book.
'het' is used as an auxiliary verb to form the present perfect tense.
Hy het baie lekker kos voorberei.
He prepared very delicious food.
'het' is utilized again as an auxiliary verb to support the past action denotation.
Ons het 'n goeie idee.
We have a good idea.
'het' serves as a main verb expressing possession.

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