Watch and read: ‘hawwe’ and ‘wêze’
Watch the video about the conjugation of the verbs hawwe (to have) and wêze (to be) and read the explanation below.
Conjugation of the verbs hawwe (to have) and wêze (to be)
We already explained the conjugation of the regular verbs in the present tense. Hawwe and wêze have irregular conjugations.
Hawwe
Singular
| ik | ha |
| do | hast |
| hy-sy/se-it | hat |
Plural
| wy/we | ha |
| jim | ha |
| sy-se | ha |
| jo | ha |
Wêze
Singular
| ik | bin |
| do | bist |
| hy-sy/se-it | is |
Plural
| wy/we | binne |
| jim | binne |
| sy-se | binne |
| jo | binne |
Practise with Quizlet
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