hê
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "he"
Etymology
From Dutch hebben, from Middle Dutch hebben, from Old Dutch hebben, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (“to grasp”).
Pronunciation
Verb
hê (present het, present participle hebbende, past had, past participle gehad)
Usage notes
This verb is highly irregular in Afrikaans due to the fact that it has a different present form from its infinitive form. The present form is used as an active verb with a pronoun. This verb also has a rarely used preterite form, had.
Derived terms
| For pronunciation and definitions of hê – see 蝦 (“shrimp; prawn; lobster; to bend; to curve; to flex; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 蝦). |
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adverb
hê
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