have

müssen

Steht vor to und einem Verb und zeigt, dass man die Handlung ausführen muss.

In einfachem Englisch: If you use this before to and a verb, the action is necessary.

• I have to go.
• She had to work yesterday.
• Do we have to wear these shoes?

So benutzt man es: have to + verb (We have to leave now.); do/does someone have to + verb? (Do I have to bring my own lunch?); do not have to + verb (You do not have to pay today.)

Synonyme: need to, must

Häufige Wendungen: have to go, have to work, have to pay

haben, besitzen

Etwas besitzen, das einem gehört.

In einfachem Englisch: To own something that belongs to you.

• I have a bike.
• Does your family have a car?
• They had a small house by the sea.

So benutzt man es: have + object (They have a small house.); do/does someone have + object? (Does she have a bicycle?)

Synonyme: own, possess

Häufige Wendungen: have a car, have a house, have your own car

essen, trinken, machen

Etwas essen, trinken oder an einer Tätigkeit teilnehmen.

In einfachem Englisch: To eat, drink, or take part in an activity.

• We have lunch at noon.
• Would you like to have a coffee?
• We had a long chat after dinner.

Synonyme: eat, drink, take part in

Häufige Wendungen: have lunch, have a drink, have a chat

haben, halten

Etwas in den Händen halten.

In einfachem Englisch: To hold something in your hands.

• I have a pen in my hand.
• She had the rope firmly in both hands.
• Do you have the spoon, or is it still on the table?

So benutzt man es: have something in your hand (She had a pencil in her hand.)

Synonyme: hold, grip

Häufige Wendungen: have a spoon, have a pen, have something firmly

haben

Eine Idee, einen Gedanken, Zweifel oder ein Gefühl im Kopf oder in sich haben.

In einfachem Englisch: To hold an idea, thought, doubt, or feeling in your mind.

• I have an idea.
• Do you have any thoughts about this?
• She had doubts about his story.

So benutzt man es: have a feeling that + clause (I have a feeling that she knows.); have doubts about someone/something (We have doubts about the plan.)

Häufige Wendungen: have an idea, have doubts, have a feeling

haben, leiden an

Eine Krankheit, ein Problem oder einen anderen Zustand erleben.

In einfachem Englisch: To experience an illness, problem, or other condition.

• I have a cold.
• She had a headache yesterday.
• Do you have trouble sleeping?

So benutzt man es: have trouble/difficulty + verb-ing (I have trouble sleeping.); have a problem with something (She has a problem with her knee.)

Synonyme: experience, suffer from

Häufige Wendungen: have a cold, have a headache, have trouble

Betrug, Schwindel

Trick oder unehrliches Angebot, durch das jemand Geld verliert oder etwas Falsches glaubt.

In einfachem Englisch: A trick or dishonest offer that makes someone lose money or believe something false.

• That deal is a have.
• The cheap holiday turned out to be a complete have.
• Was the offer a bargain or just a have?

Synonyme: scam, con, trick

Häufige Wendungen: a complete have, a total have