hubo

Meaning

third-person singular preterite indicative of haber

Frequency

Hyphenated as

hu‧bo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈubo/

From Old Spanish ovo, from Vulgar Latin *awβo, alteration and methathesis of Latin habuit.

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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Sentences

A partir de entonces hubo gigantes en la tierra .

From then on there were giants on earth.

Solo hubo daños materiales .

The only damage was material.

Como Ministro del Interior hubo muchas críticas sobre su desempeño .

As Home Secretary there was a lot of criticism of his performance.

No
🙅

hubo inestabilidades .

There were no instabilities.

Hubo un
🅰️

total de cuatro
4

fallecidos .

There were a total of four deaths.

No
🙅

hubo víctimas mortales , pero siete
7

personas resultaron heridas en el incidente .

There were no fatalities, but seven people were injured in the incident.

Siempre hubo temas que me atraían sobre los que Jon no
🙅

quería cantar .

There were always themes that appealed to me that Jon didn't want to sing about.

Hubo cincuenta
50

muertes reportadas por bombardeos rebeldes .

There were fifty deaths reported from rebel shelling.

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