Verb 'to have' in present tense
Can conjugate 'hunn' and express possession
Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?
Ech hunn en Auto.
I have a car.
Hues du Geschwëster?
Do you have siblings?
Si huet dräi Kanner.
She has three children.
Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?
D'Verb hunn (to have) ass wichteg fir Besëtz an als Hëllefsverb.
| Persoun | Form | Beispill |
|---|---|---|
| ech | hunn | Ech hunn en Hond. |
| du | hues | Du hues Recht. |
| hien/si/hatt | huet | Si huet zwee Kanner. |
| mir | hunn | Mir hunn Zäit. |
| dir/Dir | hutt | Hutt Dir eng Fro? |
| si | hunn | Si hunn Honger. |
Wichteg: Hunn ass och Hëllefsverb fir d'Vergaangenheet (Perfekt): Ech hunn giess (I have eaten).
Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises
Practice ExercisesConfusing hues/huet/hutt
Wrong form of hunn (e.g., du hunn instead of du hues)
ech hunn, du hues, hien/si/hatt huet, mir hunn, dir hutt, si hunn
Ech hunn en Auto.
I have a car.
Hunn with ech — like German habe. En is the indefinite article (neuter/masculine).
Hues du Geschwëster?
Do you have siblings?
Hues is the 2nd person singular — question formed by inversion.
Si huet dräi Kanner.
She has three children.
Huet is the 3rd person singular — note dräi (three) with Luxembourgish spelling.
Practice in course
Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises