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No. 7,691 in German

habe

The German word "habe" means "have" (first-person singular present tense of "haben").

In a sentence

  • Ich habe ein Buch.

    I have a book.

    In this sentence, 'habe' is used as the first-person singular present tense of the verb 'haben', indicating possession of an object.

  • Habe ich Recht?

    Am I correct?

    Here, 'habe' is utilized in an interrogative form to check correctness, again being the conjugation of 'haben'.

  • Ich habe das getan.

    I have done that.

    In this context, 'habe' is part of the present perfect tense, combining with 'getan' to denote a completed action.

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