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Simple past of 'haben': sie/Sie hatten (they/you had)

Präteritum von 'haben': sie/Sie hatten

The sie (they) and formal Sie form of the of 'haben' is 'hatten'.

Structure

sie/Sie hatten

sie/Sie hatten (they had / you had, formal)

Details

Part of Speech
Verb
Word Type
Irregular verb (simple past)
Register
Standard

Explanation

The sie (they) and the formal Sie (you) both use hatten - identical to the wir-form:

  • Sie hatten viele Fragen. (They had many questions.)
  • Hatten Sie einen guten Flug? (Did you have a good flight?)

Formal Sie is always capitalised.

About Simple past of 'haben': sie/Sie hatten (they/you had)

The sie (they) and formal Sie form of the of 'haben' is 'hatten'.

'hatten' covers 'sie' and formal 'Sie'; same as the wir-form.

Die sie- () und Höflichkeitsform 'Sie' des Präteritums von 'haben' ist 'hatten'.

Caution

Plural 'sie' (they) and polite 'Sie' (you) share 'hatten' - identical to the wir-form.

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