Contionary:hava

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Jugsnorsk

Etymology

Inherited from Varhúsnorsk hava, from Old Norse hafa, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną

Pronunciation

  • (Jugsnorsk) IPA(key): /ˈxa.ʋɐ/; [x-, (h)-], [-ˈɑ.ʋɐ]
("hav-" without vowel) [-ˈɑu̯, -ˈɒu̯]

Verb

hava (present hav- or 'v-, past havð- or 'vð-)

  1. (transitive) to have
    k'vu (< ęk havu) fǿðu
    I have food
    1. (transitive) to hold, keep
      1. (transitive) to withhold
  2. (transitive, copulative, with temporary qualities) to be
    k'vu sélā!
    I'm happy!
  3. (auxiliary, with supine, as -'va) used to form the perfect
    k'átt'vu
    I've eaten
Usage notes

When used with an adjective, vaja expresses permanent qualities, whereas hava expresses temporary qualities.

Both vaja and hava take a nominative object when used as a copula.

hava is rarely seen in its full form, especially after vowels, you will most often encounter it without the initial ha-, in this form, the -v- is pronounced as [u] before consonants, as in 'vt [ut].

When used in its auxiliary meaning (sense #3), it is placed after another verb in its supine form. It is always shortened here, thus átt'vu, not átt havu nor (ha)vu átt.

Inflection
Conjugation of [[Contionary:{{{lem}}}|{{{lem}}}]] — positive (weak)
present past future
infinitive hava {{{2}}}a havt'sa
participle havaddi {{{2}}}j havt'saddi
supine havt
active indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive imperative¹ indicative subjunctive imperative
singular havý haví hav {{{2}}}ý {{{2}}}í {{{2}}} havt'sý havt'sí havt's
plural havuð havið havað {{{2}}}uð {{{2}}}ið {{{2}}}að havt'suð havt'sið havt'sað
mediopassive indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive imperative¹ indicative subjunctive imperative
singular havýsk havísk havsk {{{2}}}ýsk {{{2}}}ísk {{{2}}}sk havt'sýsk havt'sísk havt'ssk
plural havutsk havitsk havatsk {{{2}}}utsk {{{2}}}itsk {{{2}}}atsk havt'sutsk havt'sitsk havt'satsk

1: past imperative is rare

Conjugation of [[Contionary:{{{lem}}}|{{{lem}}}]] — negative (weak)
present past future
infinitive 'vat {{{2}}}at 'vt'sat
participle 'vaddit {{{2}}}jat 'vt'saddit
supine 'vtat
active indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive imperative¹ indicative subjunctive imperative
singular 'výt 'vít 'vat {{{2}}}ýt {{{2}}}ít {{{2}}}at 'vt'sýt 'vt'sít 'vt'sat
plural 'vuðt 'viðt 'vaðat {{{2}}}uðt {{{2}}}iðt {{{2}}}aðat 'vt'suðt 'vt'siðt 'vt'saðat
mediopassive indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive imperative¹ indicative subjunctive imperative
singular 'výska 'víska 'vska {{{2}}}ýska {{{2}}}íska {{{2}}}ska 'vt'sýska 'vt'síska 'vt'sska
plural 'vutska 'vitska 'vatska {{{2}}}utska {{{2}}}itska {{{2}}}atska 'vt'sutska 'vt'sitska 'vt'satska

1: past imperative is rare