/həv/

(pt & pp had)

• 1  vt. [possess] izan; eduki

  he's got blue eyes; he has blue eyes: begi urdinak ditu

  you have a beautiful son: seme ederra duzu

  do you have any money?; have you got any money?: dirurik badaukazu?

  she had her eyes closed: begiak itxita zituen

  I have nothing to do: ez daukat ezer egiteko

  do you have a pen?: bolalumarik baduzu?

• 2  vt. [eat, drink] hartu; [drink] edan; [eat] jan

  what will you have?: zer hartu nahi duzu?

  we had ice-cream for dessert: postrean izozkia jan genuen

  what are we having for lunch?: zer bazkalduko dugu?

• 3  vt. [receive] hartu, jaso, eskuratu

  thank you for having me: eskerrik asko etxean hartzeagatik

  we had some help from the government: gobernuaren laguntza jaso genuen

• 4  vt. [obtain] lortu, eskuratu, erdietsi

  it's not to be had anywhere: ez dago inon lortzerik

  there was no bread to be had: ez zegoen ogia erosterik; ez zen inon ogirik geratzen

• 5  vt. [take] hartu, eraman

  I'll have a dozen eggs, please: (jar iezadazu) dozena bat arrautza, mesedez

  which one will you have?: zein nahi duzu?

  can I have your name please?: zein da zure izena?; izena esango didazu, mesedez?

• 6  vt. [give birth to] [people] erdi, erditu, umea izan/egin, haur egin; [animals] erdi, umea izan/egin

• 7  vt. [hold, catch] izan; eduki

  he had him by the throat: lepotik heldua zeukan

  I have him in my power: nire eskuetan daukat; nire mende daukat

• 8  vt. [allow] onartu, utzi

  I won't have this nonsense: ez ditut tontakeria hauek onartuko

• 9  vt. [spend] eman, igaro, iragan, pasatu

  to have a pleasant afternoon/evening: arratsalde atsegina igaro

• 10  vt. [on telephone] jarri, ipini

  can I have Personnel please?: Langileen sailarekin jar nazakezu, mesedez?

• 11  v. aux. (in perfect tenses of verbs) izan

  has he gone?: joan egin da?

  he's been very kind: oso atsegina izan da

  when he had finished, he left: amaitu zuenean, joan egin zen

• 12  v. aux. (in tag responses) (affirmatives) baita... ere, (eta)... ere bai, ere, eta bai... ere; (negatives) ... ere ez, ezta... ere, eta... ere ez, eta ez... ere

  "he's already eaten" — "so have I": —hark jan du dagoeneko —nik ere bai

  "we haven't had any news yet" — "neither have we": —ez dugu oraindik berririk izan —guk ere ez

  "have you read the book?" — "yes, I have": —liburua irakurri duzu? —bai, (irakurri dut)

• 13  v. aux. (in question tags) ez da hala?; ez dea hala?; hala(n) ez da?; ezta?

  he hasn't done it, has he?: ez du egin, ezta?

  you've done it, haven't you?: egin duzu, ez da hala?

• 14  v. aux. (avoiding repetition of verb)

  you've got more than I have: zuk nik baino gehiago duzu

  he has never met her, but I have: hark ez du ezagutu, baina nik bai

• 15  modal v. [be obliged] ad. + behar izan; ad. + beharra izan/eduki

  I've got to finish this work: lan hau amaitu beharra dut

  I haven't got to wear glasses: ez dut betaurreko beharrik