Peter Evans, England 2010-01-02 NOT TRUE that the verb always goes at the end. It is the SECOND IDEA in a sentence unless it's been sent to the end by eg. a subordinating conjunction ( wenn, als ...

The verb 'haben' (to have) is a really useful verb. Learn how to conjugate 'haben' in German in this guide for students aged 11 to 14 from BBC Bitesize.

The exact origin of the verb - as written with an umlaut - can be traced back to the late 1700s, according to the Grimm Brothers' Dictionary of the German language.