hath

hath — verb

1. an old form of the verb 'have' used with the subjects 'he', 'she', or 'it' in th

1.動詞及物
釋義

an old form of the verb 'have' used with the subjects 'he', 'she', or 'it' in the present tense, found mainly in historical literature, religious texts, and poetry from the Early Modern English period.

例句

The Lord hath given, and the Lord hath taken away.

he/she/it + hath + past participle (present perfect sense)

The queen hath a gentle heart, though her words seem stern.

he/she/it + hath + noun phrase (possession)

同義詞
  • has

    modern equivalent; use 'has' in all contemporary writing unless you need an archaic or biblical tone

文法句型

he/she/it + hath + noun phrase (possess)

he/she/it + hath + past participle (perfect tense)

用法筆記

Hath is the archaic third person singular present tense of 'have', corresponding to modern 'has'. It was standard in Early Modern English (roughly 1500–1700) and appears frequently in the King James Bible (1611), the works of Shakespeare, and other texts from that period. In modern English it is not used in ordinary speech or writing except for deliberate stylistic or historical effect. Do NOT use 'hath' with 'I', 'you', 'we', or 'they' — only with 'he', 'she', 'it', or singular nouns.

常見錯誤

❌He hath went to the market.
✅He hath gone to the market.
💡In Early Modern English, 'hath' forms the present perfect with a past participle, just as modern 'has' does.
❌They hath arrived early.
✅They have arrived early.
💡'Hath' is ONLY used with singular third person subjects (he, she, it, or a singular noun). For plural subjects, the archaic equivalent is 'have'.