# das Gehabe

das Gehabe is a German noun meaning “affectation”. Forms: des Gehabes.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Gehabes

## In other languages

- Русский: жеманство, манерничанье, аффектированность

## Meanings

1. _no plural_ affectation, posturing

## Examples

- Sie hat sich von seinem feinen Gehabe täuschen lassen. — She was taken in by his gentlemanly appearance.
- Sein gönnerhaftes Gehabe treibt mich noch in den Wahnsinn. — His patronising behaviour drives me mad.
- Es wird langsam Zeit, dass du dein kindisches Gehabe ablegst. — It is time you left off your childish ways.

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