hatte

verb

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had

had (auxiliary)

owned

possessed

has owned

has possessed

Synonyms and Related Words for hatte

besaß verfügte über hat besessen im Besitz gehabt war Eigentümer von

Definition of "hatte" in German

Below are the definitions and usage examples of the word "hatte" in its original language, German. This section is designed to help you understand the word in different contexts and sentence structures, especially while learning English.

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Präteritum (1. und 3. Person Singular) des Verbs 'haben'; drückt Besitz, Zugehörigkeit oder ein Merkmal in der Vergangenheit aus.

DE: “Ich hatte einen Hund.”
A1
EN: “I had a dog.”

DE: “Als Kind hatte sie rote Haare.”
A2
EN: “As a child, she had red hair.”

DE: “Er hatte das Gefühl, dass etwas nicht stimmte.”
B1
EN: “He had the feeling that something was wrong.”

Hilfsverb zur Bildung des Plusquamperfekts (Vorvergangenheit).

DE: “Ich hatte schon gegessen.”
A1
EN: “I had already eaten.”

DE: “Als er ankam, hatte der Film schon angefangen.”
A2
EN: “When he arrived, the movie had already started.”

DE: “Sie war müde, weil sie die ganze Nacht gearbeitet hatte.”
B1
EN: “She was tired because she had worked all night.”

Words Similar in Spelling to hatte

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