habían

Meaning

third-person plural imperfect indicative of haber

Frequency

Hyphenated as

ha‧bí‧an

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aˈbian/

New

haber

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

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los participantes se habían protegido bien .

And the participants had protected themselves well.

En realidad , habían descubierto una cueva subterránea llena de gas natural .

They had actually discovered an underground cave filled with natural gas.

Los gobiernos interventores habían decidido imponerse por cualquier medio , legítimo o

no
🙅

.

The intervening governments had decided to impose themselves by any means, legitimate or not.

Las fuerzas españolas habían sido derrotadas el día anterior por las mismas fuerzas cubanas .

The Spanish forces had been defeated the day before by the same Cuban forces.

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