Freude haben

to have joy

Türkçe: sevinci olmak

Noun

Freude f.

Verb

haben

Topic

Gefühle und Geist

In a sentence

Die Kinder haben riesige Freude an dem neuen Hundewelpen.

How it is used

Means 'to have joy' or experience happiness, often with an activity. Neutral register, used in everyday conversation. A German speaker might say 'Ich habe Freude am Tanzen.' Nuance: often used with 'an' + dative for the source.

Other verbs that go with Freude

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• Freude findento find joy
• jdm. (eine) Freude bereiten / machento give someone joy
• jdm. Freude schenkento give someone joy as a gift

All collocations with Freude

Other collocations built on haben

• (k)eine Ahnung haben von+Dat.to have (no) idea about something
• jdn. auf der Abschussliste habento have someone on one's hit list
• die Absicht habento have the intention
• eine Ader haben für+Akk.to have a natural talent or inclination for something
• in Arbeit habento have tasks currently being handled
• eine Ansicht haben zu+Dat.to have an opinion/view on something
• einen Anspruch haben auf+Akk.to have a right/claim to something
• Angst haben vor+Dat.to be afraid of something