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How to Say ‘I have something too.’ in German

Ich hab auch etwas.

ikh hop owkh ET-vahs

[ikh hop owkh ET-vahs]

💬 Usage Tip: hab is the spoken short form of habe; the final e is usually dropped in casual speech. You'll hear ich hab far more often than ich habe.

Phrase Breakdown

Ich hab

ikh hop

I have

'hab' is the casual spoken form of 'habe'. The final 'b' sounds like 'p': 'ikh hahp'.

Example

Ich hab Zeit.

I have time.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

hab

[hop]

have

To own, hold, or possess.

Example

Ich hab' einen Luftballon aus dem Fest.

I have a balloon from the festival.

auch etwas.

owkh ET-vahs

something too.

'auch' means 'also' and 'etwas' means 'something'. Say 'owkh ET-vas'.

Example

Ich möchte auch etwas.

I'd like something too.

Words in this phrase

auch

[owkh]

also; too

Adds agreement or similarity, like saying 'also' or 'too' in English.

Example

Das hat mich auch interessiert.

That also interested me.

etwas

[ET-vahs]

something, anything

Indefinite pronoun for an unspecified thing.

Example

Brauchen Sie etwas?

Do you need anything?

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