haber
to have (auxiliary)
verb ah-BEHR Common
Origin: From Latin habere.
Also means
to exist
Usage Note
Haber is used as the auxiliary to form compound tenses (he comido, habían llegado) and in the impersonal construction hay ('there is/are'). Unlike tener, it never means 'to possess'; as an impersonal it is always singular — never hayen — a common error.
Examples
"Ha llegado tarde."
Natural Translation
He has arrived late.
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