Icelandic Word of the Day
hafa
HAH-va • verb — 8th of Jun, 2026
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Meaning: to have; to possess; also used as an auxiliary verb to form perfect tenses
Examples
- Ég hef tíma í dag.
(I have time today.) - Hún hefur stóran hund.
(She has a big dog.) - Við höfum spurningu um verkefnið.
(We have a question about the project.)
Synonyms
- eiga
- vera með
Hafa is the basic verb for possession (like 'to have' or 'to own') and is also used as an auxiliary verb to form perfect tenses (e.g., 'ég hef lesið' = 'I have read'). It appears in many everyday expressions and is extremely common in both spoken and written Icelandic.
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