haber
Meanings
Verb
1. to have; forms the perfect aspect (auxiliary)
2. to hold, to possess (obsolete)
3. to exist; there be; “there is”, “there are” (hay); “there was”, “there were” (hubo/había) (impersonal, in third-person singular existential only)
4. to have to (dated or formal, dated, formal)
5. to be necessary (used only in the third-person existential form)
6. used to denote a past obligation
Examples17740
No hay muchas personas aquí.
There aren't many people here.
Aquí, me dijo, has de trabajar.
Here, he told me, you have to work.
He trabajado muy duro durante este mes.
I have worked very hard this month.
Has de morir feliz.
You have to die happy.
Hay que proteger el mundo.
It is necessary to protect the world.
Haberla llamado.
You ought to have phoned her.