haber

Signification (English)

1. (auxiliary) have; forms the perfect aspect
2. (obsolete) to hold, to possess
3. (impersonal) to exist; “there is”, “there are” (hay); “there was”, “there were” (había)
4. (dated, formal) to have to
5. to be necessary
6. used to denote a past obligation

avoir

être

devoir faire

tener hambre

estar sentado

tener que

saldo activo

estar muerto de

ayer

Fréquence

Coupé comme

ha‧ber

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/aˈbeɾ/

Inherited from Old Spanish

Inherited from latin

Cognate with français

Cognate with italien

Cognate with occitan

Cognate with portugais

Cognate with roumain

In summary

Latinised respelling of Old Spanish aver, from Latin habēre, habeō (“have, hold”), probably from Proto-Italic *habēō or *haβēō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- (“to grab, take”). Cognate with French avoir, Italian avere, Occitan aver, Portuguese haver, Romanian avea, avere, and Sardinian (Campidanese airi, Logudorese àere). The preterite is from metathesis of the Latin perfect habuī > *haubī.

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