Meaning of haber | Babel Free
aˈbeɾDefinitions
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shall; ought to; should auxiliary
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will; forms the future tense auxiliary
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would; forms the conditional auxiliary
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there be; exist impersonal, transitive
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there be; to happen; to occur impersonal, transitive
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to have; to own; to possess dated, transitive
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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.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
See also
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