There was nothing.
There warn’t anything to say.
There was no man anywhere!
Never before had it been so hot.
There was a woman missing!
Everything changed in that world the old man had never left.
first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of haver
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Ćwicz mówienie i zapamiętywanie " havia " i wielu innych słów i zdań z portugalski .