haber

Meaning

Verb

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

Noun

1. (masculine) asset
2. (masculine) history
3. (masculine) credit side

Concepts

have

be

exist

credit

reside

sit

🪑

sit down

stay

be located

holding

there be

live

be sitting

assets

possess

property

supposed to

there is

credit entry

owndom

asset

be born yesterday

balance

be available

belong

catch

credit balance

crediting

credit memo

credit side

get

goods

income

lay hands on

mean

possession

remain

Synonyms

tener

existir

estar

ser

hallarse

permanecer

tomar asiento

crédito

habitar

quedar

quedarse

sentarse

residir

tener hambre

vivir

estar sentado

convenirme

capital

deber

fondo

morar

nacido

🐣

pertenecer

poseer

suponer

radicar

tener que

saldo activo

estar muerto de

ayer

Translations

avoir

haver

haben

sein

avere

essere

zijn

aver

être

haver

esistere

geben

y avoir

sum

hebben

Hyphenated as

ha‧ber

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aˈbeɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish: aver

Inherited from Latin: habeo

Cognate with French: avoir

Cognate with Italian: avere

Cognate with Occitan: aver

Cognate with Portuguese: haver

Cognate with Romanian: avea

In summary

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ-
Proto-Italic *haβēō
Latin habeō
Old Spanish aver
Spanish haber
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.

Sentences

Visto en perspectiva , tú y yo no nos deberíamos haber casado .

Seen in perspective, you and I shouldn't have gotten married.

Siendo el único lanzador en haber logrado esa marca .

Being the only pitcher to have achieved that mark.

Anna de Estanglia pudo haber sido su hermano , o su primo .

Anna of Estanglia may have been his brother, or his cousin.

Tras haber contraído matrimonio con Walter Bateman Allen Jr.

After marrying Walter Bateman Allen Jr.

Está catalogado como Monumentos Histórico al haber sido realizado por Hector Guimard.

It is listed as a Historical Monument as it was made by Hector Guimard.