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Hebben: Dutch verb forms

hebben had gehad

to have, to possess, own, hold

/ˈɦɛbə(n)/

Conjugation

PersonPresentPastPerfect
ikhebhadheb gehad
jij, uhebthadhebt gehad
hij, zij, hetheefthadheeft gehad
wij, jullie, zijhebbenhaddenhebben gehad
  • Past participle: gehad, with hebben.

Meaning in English

  1. to have, to possess, own, hold
  2. to be afflicted with a disease
  3. Used to form the perfect tense of the active voice of most verbs, together with a past participle.
  4. must, to be obliged to, to be to

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