nichts zu suchen haben

== German == === Etymology === Literally, “to have nothing to search for”. Earliest attestation in a Martin Luther sermon (1546). Compare Dutch niets te zoeken hebben. === Verb === nichts zu suchen haben (irregular, third-person singular present hat nichts zu suchen, past tense hatte nichts zu suchen, past participle nichts zu suchen gehabt, past subjunctive hätte nichts zu suchen, auxiliary haben) (idiomatic) to have no business. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Hebrew: אין מה לחפש (calque) === Further reading === "nichts zu suchen haben" in Redensarten-Index