Verb 'at have': har, havde, har haft
Can use 'at have' for possession and as auxiliary
Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?
Jeg har to børn og en hund.
I have two children and a dog.
Hun havde en rød bil, men nu har hun en blå.
She had a red car, but now she has a blue one.
Vi har haft en fantastisk ferie i Danmark.
We have had a fantastic holiday in Denmark.
Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?
'At have': har (present), havde (past), har haft (perfect). Also auxiliary for perfect tense.
Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises
Practice Exercises'At have' never conjugates by person — always 'har' in present.
🇬🇧 English: have/has → just 'har'. Also auxiliary for perfect tense, like English.
🇷🇺 Russian: No 'have' verb — Russian uses 'у меня ес
Using 'у меня есть' pattern instead of 'har'
Danish uses 'har' directly: Jeg har en bil, not *Ved mig er en bil.
Trying to conjugate 'har' by person
Always 'har' for all persons: jeg har, du har, han har.
Jeg har to børn og en hund.
I have two children and a dog.
'Har' = have/has for ALL persons. 'Børn' = children (irregular plural of barn).
Hun havde en rød bil, men nu har hun en blå.
She had a red car, but now she has a blue one.
'Havde' = had (past). 'Har' = has (present). Color adjective after indefinite article.
Vi har haft en fantastisk ferie i Danmark.
We have had a fantastic holiday in Denmark.
'Har haft' = have had (perfect). 'Haft' is the past participle of 'have'.
Practice in course
Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises