Questions & Answers about Habt ihr Spaß?
Wait, doesn't ihr mean 'to her' in this lesson? Why does it mean 'you' here?
It can mean both! In German, ihr is used as the informal plural 'you' (like 'y'all' or 'you guys') when it is the subject of the sentence, which is what is happening here. But ihr is also the dative form of 'she' (sie), meaning 'to her'. You can tell them apart by the verb: the conjugation of Habt shows it goes with the 'you guys' subject.
Why is it just Habt instead of a translation for 'Are having'?
German does not have a continuous tense like the English '-ing' form. You just use the simple present tense verb. So, Habt ihr Spaß? translates literally to 'Have you fun?' but is the entirely natural way to ask 'Are you having fun?'.
Why does the sentence start with the verb Habt?
To ask a simple 'yes or no' question in German, you just swap the subject and the verb. The statement 'You are having fun' is Ihr habt Spaß. To make it a question, swap them to get Habt ihr Spaß?.
Why is Spaß capitalized?
In German, every single noun (a person, place, thing, or concept) is always capitalized. Since Spaß (fun) is a noun, it must start with a capital letter.
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