anhaben

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German anehaben, anhaben, from Old High German anahabēn, from Proto-West Germanic *anahabbjan, from Proto-Germanic *anahabjaną. Equivalent to an- +‎ haben. Compare Dutch aanhebben, English have on, Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 (anahaban). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈanˌhaːbən/ Hyphenation: an‧ha‧ben === Verb === anhaben (irregular, third-person singular present hat an, past tense hatte an, past participle angehabt, past subjunctive hätte an, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to wear; to have on (a piece of clothing) see usage notes (transitive, slightly informal) to have turned on; to have on (an electronic device) (ditransitive, infinitive only, construed with indefinite pronoun) to harm, to hurt ==== Usage notes ==== As with English “have on”, German anhaben is understood as progressive (“to be wearing”), unless some adverb suggests otherwise. This is distinct from tragen. Hence, Er trägt keine Sandalen could also be a general statement (“He doesn’t wear sandals.”). With headgear, aufhaben is preferred instead (though anhaben is not impossible either). ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Anhaben die Hosen anhaben === Further reading === “anhaben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “anhaben” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “anhaben” in Duden online “anhaben” in OpenThesaurus.de