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Usages of haben
er hat
he has
Er hat nicht viel Geld.
He doesn't have a lot of money.
Aber er hat viel Arbeit.
But he has a lot of work.
Ich habe keine Frau, keine Kinder, keine Familie...
I have no wife, no children, no family....
Ich habe Hunger.
I am hungry.
weil ich Hunger habe
because I am hungry
Pay attention to how the word order changes.
Ich habe Hunger.
...weil ich Hunger habe.
Ich esse, weil ich Hunger habe.
I eat, because I am hungry.
Aber jetzt hat er eine Pause.
But now he has a break.
Jetzt hat der kleine Mann Mittagspause.
Now the little man has lunch break.
Ich habe das gleiche Telefon wie du.
I have the same phone as you. The phone is of the same brand
Ich habe den Kaffee bestellt.
I've ordered the coffee.
Nur leider hat er ihre Adresse nicht.
Only unfortunately he doesn't have her address.
er hat sich nicht getraut zu ...
he didn't dare to + infinitive
Er hat sich nicht getraut zu fragen.
He didn't dare to ask.
Er hat auch nicht ihre Handynummer.
He also doesn't have her mobile number.
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