heen

See also: héen

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old High German hāben, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną. Compare German haben, Dutch hebben, West Frisian hawwe, English have, Icelandic hafa.

Verb

heen

  1. (Issime) to have

References
  • “heen” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch henen (“away from here, hence”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɦeːn/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: heen
  • Rhymes: -eːn

Adverb

heen

  1. away
    De baron gaf den koetsier een wenk en het rijtuig rolde heen.
    The baron gave the coachman a sign and the carriage rolled away.
  2. (postpositional) to, towards
    Waar ga ik heen?
    Where am I going?
  3. (slang) gone, outside the boundaries of the norms
    Hij was echt ver heen toen.
    He was already too far gone. (could imply being drunk or having lost his mind)

Inflection
Pronominal adverbs of heen
preposition —
postpositional adv. heen
+ het (it) erheen
+ dit (this) hierheen
+ dat (that) daarheen
+ wat (what) waarheen
+ iets (something) ergens heen
+ niets (nothing) nergens heen
+ alles (everything) overal heen

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