how to pronounce haben

/ˈhaːbən/

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haben is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of haben in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… Film, den wir im beginnenden Winter haben, der nicht da war, weil ich …”

meanings of haben

verb:

To have (forms the perfect and past perfect tense).
To get (to receive).
To have (to be scheduled to attend).
To have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic).
To contain, be composed of, equal.
There be, there is, there are.
To make a fuss.
To talk about.
To be occupied with, to like, to be into.
To have; to hold (to contain within itself/oneself).
To have, get (to obtain, acquire).
To have (to be afflicted with, suffer from).

noun:

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haben frequency in german - A1 level of CEFR

the word haben occurs in german on average 2801.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.