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Meaning of haber | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
aˈbeɾ

Definitions

  1. shall; ought to; should
    auxiliary
  2. will; forms the future tense
    auxiliary
  3. would; forms the conditional
    auxiliary
  4. there be; exist
    impersonal, transitive
  5. there be; to happen; to occur
    impersonal, transitive
  6. to have; to own; to possess
    dated, transitive
  7. it has been ... since; ago (indicates the time since something occurred)
    impersonal, transitive

Examples

“Hei de ir verte.”

I ought to come to see you.

“Houben de matarme nese accidente.”

I nearly killed myself in that accident.

“bou correndo pola posta, s'acho jantar que comer, qu'ainda a tarde ei de esparjer unha gran pilla de bosta”

I'm running for the loaf, if I find food to eat, because this afternoon I ought to spread a large pile of dung

“Á noite hei entrar alí.”

At night I will enter there.

“Hai ben de anos que rematei a carreira.”

There have been many years since I finished my studies.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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