hä

See also: hæ, hae, ha'e, and Appendix:Variations of "ha"

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old High German hāben, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną. Compare German haben, Dutch hebben, West Frisian hawwe, English have, Icelandic hafa.

Verb

hä

  1. (Gressoney, Formazza, Uri) to have

Conjugation
    conjugation of hä – Urner dialect
infinitive hä
past participle ghä
singular plural
1st person
ich, i		 2nd person
du		 3rd person
er/si/es		 1st person
mir		 2nd person
ir		 3rd person
si
indicative present hä hesch het hä heint hä
subjunctive present heig, heigi heigesch heig, heigi heige heiget heige
past hät, hätti hättesch hät, hätti hätte hättet hätte
imperative affirmative — häb — — heint —

References

Central Franconian

Alternative forms
  • e (reduced form)
  • här (in liaison with a following vowel)
  • hän, en (westernmost Moselle Franconian; only before vowels, h, and dental consonants)

Etymology

From Middle High German her, from Old High German her, from Proto-West Germanic *hiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *hiz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hɛ/, /hɛː/

Pronoun

hä (personal, stressed)

  1. (most dialects) he; nominative of the third-person singular masculine
  • im (dative)
  • in (accusative)

Finnish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhæ/, [ˈhæ]
  • Rhymes: -æ
  • Syllabification(key): hä

Interjection

hä

  1. Alternative form of häh

Anagrams

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hɛː/, /hɛ̃ː/
  • Audio(file)

Interjection

hä

  1. huh? uh? (expresses that one has not understood a statement)
    Synonyms: (more polite) was; (very polite) wie bitte

Usage notes

In a formal setting, or towards a stranger, the use of hä? is generally regarded as impolite if not followed by a proper question. Such use is very common and perfectly acceptable in informal settings, however.

Further reading
  • “hä” in Duden online

Anagrams
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