haber

See also: Haber and håber

Languages (11)

Albanian • Aragonese • Asturian • Galician • Interlingua • Ladino • Mirandese • Serbo-Croatian • Spanish • Turkish • Welsh

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Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish خبر (haber), from Arabic خَبَر (ḵabar).

Noun

habér m

1. (colloquial) news, information, report

Declension

Declension of haber

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	haber	haberi	habere	haberet
accusative		haberin
dative	haberi	haberit	habereve	habereve
ablative			haberesh

Further reading

• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1], 1980
• Jani Thomai et al. (2006), “haber”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), Tiranë: Akademia e Shkencave e Shqipërisë
• Newmark, Leonard (1999), “haber”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎^[2], Oxford: Oxford University Press

Aragonese

Alternative forms

• (superseded spelling) aber

Etymology

Inherited from Old Navarro-Aragonese haber, in turn from Latin habēre (“hold, have”), probably from Proto-Italic *habēō or *haβēō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- (“to grab, take”). Cognate with numerous Romance equivalents, including French avoir, Italian avere, Occitan aver, Portuguese haver. Note: Unrelated to English have, despite similarity in form and meaning.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈbe(ɾ)/
• Rhymes: -e(ɾ)
• Syllabification: ha‧ber

Verb

haber

1. (auxiliary) to have, auxiliary verb to form compound or perfect tenses [with masculine singular past participle]

   L'he feto yo. ― I have done it.

2. (transitive, especially ansotano) to have; to hold; to possess, to own

   He dos fillas, un fillo y un can. ― I have two daughters, one son and a dog.

4. (impersonal, in third person only, with adverbial pronoun) to exist, there be (there is, there were, etc.). See §Usage notes below.

   Synonyms: estar-bi, (Tensino) haber-ne, (Ansotano) bi'star

   i ha / bi ha una ripa de chent crompando hue! ― there are a lot of people shopping today!

5. (impersonal, in third person only) to last, take, spend (an amount of time); it has been ... since, ago, to introduce the time elapsed since something occurred

Usage notes

For sense 3 (impersonal "there is", "there were", etc.), haber must always be accompanied by an adverbial pronoun (i, bi, or ie). The pronoun:

• precedes a finite form of the verb, as in the example above;
• is attached (usually after, by a hyphen, in final position) to a non-finite form (infinitive or participle).

See §Derived terms and §Further reading (below), along with "Aragonese language§Pronouns" on English Wikipedia and "Pronombre adverbial i/bi/ie en aragonés" on Aragonese Wikipedia.

Conjugation

Conjugation of haber (second conjugation, irregular)

infinitive			haber
gerund			habendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		habiu, habito		habida, habita
		plural		habius, habitos		habidas, habitas
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		yo	tú	él	nusatros nusatras	vusatros vusatras	ellos/els ellas
	present	he	has	ha	hemos	hez	han
	imperfect	heba	hebas	heba	hebanos	hebaz	heban
	preterite	habié	habiés	habió	habiemos	habiez	habioron, habión
	future	habré	habrás	habrá	habremos	habrez	habrán
	conditional	habría	habrías	habría	habríanos	habríaz	habrían
subjunctive		yo	tú	él	nusatros nusatras	vusatros vusatras	ellos/els ellas
	present	haiga, haya	haigas, hayas	haiga, haya	haigamos, hayamos	haigaz, hayaz	haigan, hayan
	imperfect	hese	heses	hese	hesenos	hesez	hesen
imperative		—	tú	—	—	vusatros vusatras	—
		—	he	—	—	hez	—

Derived terms

• haber-ie, haber-bi
• haber a, haber de
• haber en cuenta (“to keep in mind”)

Further reading

• Diccionario aragonés-castellano-catalán: Estudio de Filología Aragonesa (in Aragonese; v 14, Oct 2024), page 642
• "haber" (search), DicAra – Diccionario multilingüe aragonés, Estudio de Filología Aragonesa, 2026
• Using the superseded spelling aber, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish):
  • "aber" (search Aragonese–Spanish), Diccionario general (information on conjugation and derived phrases)
  • "haber" (search Spanish–Aragonese), Diccionario general (information on conjugation and regional variants)

Asturian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Leonese aver, in turn from Latin habeō (“hold, have”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈbeɾ/ [aˈβ̞eɾ]
• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: ha‧ber

Verb

haber (impersonal, in third person only)

1. to exist, there be (there is, there are, etc.)

   Hai muncha diferencia. ― There's a big difference.

2. to have to, be necessary (to)

   Hai que coyer la carretera. ― You have to take the road.

3. (to introduce how long ago something happened) it has been ... since; ago

   Synonym: dir

   Hai tres años que se creó l'asociación. ― The association was created three years ago.

4. (in the present tense, auxiliary) will; forms the future tense

   Synonym: dir

   Eso ha pasar. ― That will happen.

Conjugation

Conjugation of haber

infinitive		haber
gerundive		habiendo
participle		m habíu, f habida, n habío, m pl habíos, f pl habíes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	he	has	ha hai	hemos habemos	habéis	han
	imperfect	había	habíes	había	habíemos habíamos	habíeis habíais	habíen
	preterite	hubi	hubisti hubiesti	hebo	hubimos hubiemos	hubistis hubiestis	hubieron hubienon
	pluperfect	hubiera hubiere	hubieras hubieres	hubiera hubiere	hubiéramos hubiéremos	hubierais hubiereis	hubieran hubieren
	future	habré	habrás	habrá	habremos	habréis	habrán
	conditional	habría	habríes	habría	habríamos habríemos	habríais habríeis	habríen
subjunctive	present	heba	hebas	heba	hebamos	hebáis	heban
	imperfect	hubiera hubiere	hubieras hubieres	hubiera hubiere	hubiéramos hubiéremos	hubierais hubiereis	hubieran hubieren
imperative			has			habéi

Derived terms

• ye lo qu'hai

Further reading

• 13.3.3 Verbu "haber", XVI. El verbu, Gramática de la Llingua Asturiana, Tercera edición, 2001. Academy of the Asturian Language. →ISBN.

Galician

Alternative forms

• haver (reintegrationist)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ-

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti

Proto-Indo-European *gʰh₁bʰéh₁yeti

Proto-Italic *haβēō

Latin habēre

Old Galician-Portuguese aver

Galician haber

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese aver, from Latin habēre. Compare Portuguese haver.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈbeɾ/ [aˈβ̞eɾ]
• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Hyphenation: ha‧ber

Verb

haber (first-person singular present hei, first-person singular preterite houben, past participle habido)

2. (auxiliary) shall; ought to; should [with de (+ infinitive) ‘do something’]

   Hei de ir verte. ― I ought to come to see you.

   Houben de matarme nese accidente. ― I nearly killed myself in that accident. (literally, “I ought to have killed myself in that accident.”)

   • 1671, Gabriel Feijoo, Contenda dos labradores de Caldelas:

     bou correndo pola posta, s'acho jantar que comer, qu'ainda a tarde ei de esparjer unha gran pilla de bosta

     I'm running for the loaf, if I find food to eat, because this afternoon I ought to spread a large pile of dung

4. (in the present tense, auxiliary) will; forms the future tense [with infinitive ‘do something’]

   Á noite hei entrar alí. ― I'll go in there at night.

6. (in the imperfect tense, auxiliary) would; forms the conditional [with infinitive ‘do something’]
8. (impersonal, transitive, in third person only) there be; to exist
10. (impersonal, transitive, in third person only) there be; to happen; to occur
12. (dated, transitive) to have; to own; to possess
14. (impersonal, transitive, in third person only) it has been ... since; ago; to introduce the time since something occurred

    Hai ben de anos que rematei a carreira. ― It has been many years since I finished my studies.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of haber (irregular)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	haber
Personal	haber	haberes	haber	habermos	haberdes	haberen
Gerund
	habendo
Past participle
Masculine	habido			habidos
Feminine	habida			habidas
Indicative
Present	hei	has	ha, hai	habemos	habedes	han
Imperfect	había	habías	había	habiamos	habiades	habían
Preterite	houben	houbeches	houbo	houbemos	houbestes	houberon
Pluperfect	houbera	houberas	houbera	houberamos	houberades	houberan
Future	haberei	haberás	haberá	haberemos	haberedes	haberán
Conditional	habería	haberías	habería	haberiamos	haberiades	haberían
Subjunctive
Present	haxa	haxas	haxa	haxamos	haxades	haxan
Imperfect	houbese	houbeses	houbese	houbésemos	houbésedes	houbesen
Future	houber	houberes	houber	houbermos	houberdes	houberen
Imperative
Affirmative		—	—	—	—	—
Negative (non)		—	—	—	—	—

Usage notes

Galician does not form compound past tenses with this verb, unlike many other Romance languages.

Derived terms

• haber doito

See also

• ter

Noun

haber m (plural haberes)

1. asset
   • 1324, A. García y García (DIR. ed.), Synodicon hispanum I. Galicia. Madrid: Editorial Católica, page 16:

     de commo son agravados et endevedados et perderon os averes que suyan aver; por lles acorrermos a estas coytas et tribulaçoes et les fazermos aiuda et ben et merçee

     as they are injured and indebted and they lost the assets they used to have; for aiding them in these sorrows and troubles and giving them help and good and mercy

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “aver”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “haber”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, editor (2006–2013), “haber”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, Ernesto X. González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “haber”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “haber”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Interlingua

Alternative forms

• haver

Etymology

From Spanish haber, from Latin habēre (“hold, have”).

Verb

haber

1. to have

Conjugation

    Conjugation of haber

infinitive		haber
participle		present	perfect
		habente	habite
active		simple	perfect
	present	habe, ha	ha habite
	past	habeva	habeva habite
	future	habera	habera habite
	conditional	haberea	haberea habite
	imperative	habe	—
passive		simple	perfect
	present	es habite	ha essite habite
	past	esseva habite	habeva essite habite
	future	essera habite	habera essite habite
	conditional	esserea habite	haberea essite habite
	imperative	sia habite	—

Ladino

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish خبر (haber) (compare Turkish haber), from Arabic خَبَر (ḵabar).

Noun

haber m (Hebrew spelling חאביר)

1. news

Mirandese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Leonese aver, in turn from Latin habēre (“hold, have”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈbeɾ/ [ɐˈβ̞eɾ]
• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: ha‧ber

Verb

haber (first-person singular present hei, first-person singular preterite hoube, past participle habido)

1. (impersonal, transitive) there be; to exist
2. (impersonal, transitive) there be; to happen, occur

Conjugation

    Conjugation of haber (irregular)

infinitive			haber
gerund			habendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		habido		habida
		plural		habidos		habidas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
personal non-finite		you	tu	el/eilha	nós	bós	eilhes/eilhas
	infinitive	haber	haberes	haber	habermos	haberdes	habéren
indicative		you	tu	el/eilha	nós	bós	eilhes/eilhas
	present	hei	hás	há, hai1	hemos	heis	han, háden2
	imperfect	habie	habies	habie	habiemos	habiedes	habien
	preterite	hoube	houbiste	houbo	houbimos	houbistes	houbírun
	pluperfect	houbira	houbiras	houbira	houbíramos	houbírades	houbíran
	future	haberei	haberás	haberá	haberemos	habereis	haberan
	conditional	haberie	haberies	haberie	haberiemos	haberiedes	haberien
subjunctive		you	tu	el/eilha	nós	bós	eilhes/eilhas
	present	haba, haia	habas, haias	haba, haia	hábamos, háiamos	hábades, háiades	hában, háian
	imperfect	houbisse, habisse	houbisses, habisses	houbisse, habisse	houbíssemos, habíssemos	houbíssedes, habíssedes	houbíssen, habíssen
	future	houbir	houbires	houbir	houbirmos	houbirdes	houbíren
imperative		you	tu	el/eilha	nós	bós	eilhes/eilhas
	affirmative	—	há, hai	—	—	habei	—

¹Used impersonally.
²Contraction with the preposition de. Alternatively, han-de might be used.

Noun

haber m (plural haberes)

1. asset, credit side

References

• Moisés, Pires (2004), “haber”, in Pequeno vocabulário Mirandês-Português [Small Mirandese-Portuguese Vocabulary], 2nd edition, Miranda do Douro: Câmara Municipal de Miranda do Douro, published 2019, →ISBN, page 296.
• Ferreira, Amadeu; Ferreira, José Pedro Cardona (2003–2022), “haber”, in Dicionário de Mirandês-Português [Mirandese-Portuguese Dictionary].

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• àber

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish خبر (haber), from Arabic خَبَر (ḵabar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xǎber/
• Hyphenation: ha‧ber

Noun

hàber m inan (Cyrillic spelling ха̀бер) (regional, Bosnia)

1. news
2. message, information
3. sensation, feeling

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ-

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti

Proto-Indo-European *gʰh₁bʰéh₁yeti

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈbeɾ/ [aˈβ̞eɾ]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: ha‧ber
• Homophone: a ver

Verb

haber (first-person singular present he, first-person singular preterite hube, past participle habido)

1. (auxiliary) to have; forms the perfect aspect [with masculine singular past participle]

   He trabajado muy duro durante este mes. ― I have worked very hard this month.

   Mi hermanito me pidió más chocolate, pero ya le había dado demasiado.

   My little brother asked me for more chocolate, but I had already given him too much.

2. (obsolete) to hold, to possess
3. (impersonal, in third-person singular existential only) to exist; there be; “there is”, “there are” (hay); “there was”, “there were” (hubo​/​había)

   No hay muchas personas aquí. ― There aren't many people here.

   En el cofre había un libro antiguo. ― In the chest there was an antique book.

   Haberlos, haylos.

   There are indeed. (A colloquial expression used to confirm the existence of something that's rare, hard to find or doubtful.)

   • 2013, El sueño de Morfeo, “Será esta vez”:

     Tan largo el silencio que hubo entre nosotros dos

     The silence that was between the two of us was so long

4. (dated or formal) to have to [with de (+ infinitive) ‘do something’]

   Has de morir feliz. ― You have to die happy.

   • 1920, Alain René Le Sage, Historia de Gil Blas de Santillana, page 85:

     Aquí, me dijo, has de trabajar.

     Here, he told me, you have to work.

5. (used only in the third-person existential form) to be necessary [with que (+ infinitive) ‘to do something’]

   Hay que proteger el mundo. ― It is necessary to protect the world.

6. used to denote a past obligation

   Haberla llamado. ― You ought to have phoned her.

Usage notes

• (to have): haber is no longer used with the sense of ownership, except in some idioms. The modern term to express ownership is tener (“to have”).
• (there is/are): In standard usage, the verb is always conjugated in the third-person singular when used in this sense, even if the subject itself is plural:

En esta tienda hay tres tipos de champú; en la otra solo hay uno. ― In this shop there are three types of shampoo; in the other one there is only one.

El año pasado había ocho personas en mi fiesta de cumple; este año espero que haya al menos diez. ― Last year, there were eight people at my birthday party; this year, I expect there to be at least ten.

• The first and second persons are rarely attested in the preterite; their respective forms are an extrapolation.
• (past obligation): haber is used to make what is known as the imperativo retrospectivo, signifying a failed past obligation. It is used in the form infinitive + past participle, and only applies to the second person (singular or plural).

Conjugation

• The verb haber, in addition to having one of the most irregular conjugations of all Spanish verbs, is also almost unique in the language for having different conjugations depending on the meaning. In particular:
  • In the present indicative, the third-person singular construction has two distinct conjugations: the "personal" ha and the "impersonal" hay. The former is used when the definite subject is (either implicitly or explicitly) well-defined: ya ha comido ― he/she has already eaten; ha de levantarse ― he/she has to get up; the latter, meanwhile, is used when there is no definite subject, such as with the meaning "there is/are" or in the phrase hay que ("it is necessary to"). Uniquely, within the set phrase haber lugar, both ha and hay can be used. In all other tenses, however, the personal and impersonal forms are identical: había, hubo, habrá, habría, haya, hubiera, hubiese, hubiere.
  • In the present indicative first-person plural, the correct form is usually hemos: todavía no hemos comido ― we haven't eaten yet. The alternative form habemos is archaic and, in modern Spanish, generally considered nonstandard; however, the notable exception to this rule is the fixed phrase habérselas, in which the form (nos las) habemos remains both common and valid: hoy nos las habemos con una enfermedad horrible ― today we're dealing with a horrible disease.
• Also, note that the verb is practically never used in the imperative mood in modern Spanish, since the contemporary definitions do not require it in this context. The conjugated forms outlined below are the forms that had been inherited from Latin ((tú/vos) habe, (vosotros) habed) or that had been used to some degree in old Spanish, such as with the obsolete meaning of "to possess" ((tú/vos) he).
• The second-person singular voseo present indicative habés is proscribed.
• In proscribed usage, the present subjunctive may be conjugated as haiga, haigas, etc.
• In the broader proscribed plural impersonal usage, hayn is an attested extreme.

    Conjugation of haber (irregular) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			haber
gerund			habiendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		habido		habida
		plural		habidos		habidas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	he	has	ha, hay3	hemos	habéis	han
	imperfect	había	habías	había	habíamos	habíais	habían
	preterite	hube	hubiste	hubo	hubimos	hubisteis	hubieron
	future	habré	habrás	habrá	habremos	habréis	habrán
	conditional	habría	habrías	habría	habríamos	habríais	habrían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	haya	hayastú hayásvos2	haya	hayamos	hayáis	hayan
	imperfect (ra)	hubiera	hubieras	hubiera	hubiéramos	hubierais	hubieran
	imperfect (se)	hubiese	hubieses	hubiese	hubiésemos	hubieseis	hubiesen
	future1	hubiere	hubieres	hubiere	hubiéremos	hubiereis	hubieren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		habe, he	haya	hayamos	habed	hayan
	negative		no hayas	no haya	no hayamos	no hayáis	no hayan

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.
³Used impersonally.

    Selected combined forms of haber (irregular)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive haber	dative	haberme	haberte	haberle, haberse	habernos	haberos	haberles, haberse
	accusative	haberme	haberte	haberlo, haberla, haberse	habernos	haberos	haberlos, haberlas, haberse
with gerund habiendo	dative	habiéndome	habiéndote	habiéndole, habiéndose	habiéndonos	habiéndoos	habiéndoles, habiéndose
	accusative	habiéndome	habiéndote	habiéndolo, habiéndola, habiéndose	habiéndonos	habiéndoos	habiéndolos, habiéndolas, habiéndose
with informal second-person singular tuteo/voseo imperative habe, he	dative	hábeme, heme	hábete, hete	hábele, hele	hábenos, henos	not used	hábeles, heles
	accusative	hábeme, heme	hábete, hete	hábelo, helo, hábela, hela	hábenos, henos	not used	hábelos, helos, hábelas, helas
with formal second-person singular imperative haya	dative	háyame	not used	háyale, háyase	háyanos	not used	háyales
	accusative	háyame	not used	háyalo, háyala, háyase	háyanos	not used	háyalos, háyalas
with first-person plural imperative hayamos	dative	not used	hayámoste	hayámosle	hayámonos	hayámoos	hayámosles
	accusative	not used	hayámoste	hayámoslo, hayámosla	hayámonos	hayámoos	hayámoslos, hayámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative habed	dative	habedme	not used	habedle	habednos	habeos	habedles
	accusative	habedme	not used	habedlo, habedla	habednos	habeos	habedlos, habedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative hayan	dative	háyanme	not used	háyanle	háyannos	not used	háyanles, háyanse
	accusative	háyanme	not used	háyanlo, háyanla	háyannos	not used	háyanlos, háyanlas, háyanse

    Conjugation of haberse (irregular) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			haberse
gerund			habiéndose
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		habido		habida
		plural		habidos		habidas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
personal non-finite		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	infinitive	haberme	haberte	haberse	habernos	haberos	haberse
	gerund	habiéndome	habiéndote	habiéndose	habiéndonos	habiéndoos	habiéndose
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	me he	te has	se ha, se hay3	nos hemos	os habéis	se han
	imperfect	me había	te habías	se había	nos habíamos	os habíais	se habían
	preterite	me hube	te hubiste	se hubo	nos hubimos	os hubisteis	se hubieron
	future	me habré	te habrás	se habrá	nos habremos	os habréis	se habrán
	conditional	me habría	te habrías	se habría	nos habríamos	os habríais	se habrían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	me haya	te hayastú te hayásvos2	se haya	nos hayamos	os hayáis	se hayan
	imperfect (ra)	me hubiera	te hubieras	se hubiera	nos hubiéramos	os hubierais	se hubieran
	imperfect (se)	me hubiese	te hubieses	se hubiese	nos hubiésemos	os hubieseis	se hubiesen
	future1	me hubiere	te hubieres	se hubiere	nos hubiéremos	os hubiereis	se hubieren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		hábete, hete	háyase	hayámonos	habeos	háyanse
	negative		no te hayas	no se haya	no nos hayamos	no os hayáis	no se hayan

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.
³Used impersonally.

Derived terms

• como hay pocos
• cual hicieres, tal habrás
• de lo que no hay
• es lo que hay
• haber gato encerrado
• haber moros y cristianos
• haber toros y cañas
• haberlos, haylos
• habérselas con
• habida cuenta de
• habido y por haber
• habiente
• hábil
• hay que ver
• haya paz
• hijo eres y padre serás; cual hicieres, tal habrás
• lo habido y por haber
• no haber de qué
• no haber más que
• no haber más remedio
• no haber tal cosa
• no hay de qué
• no hay peor ciego que el que no quiere ver
• no hay que hacer
• no haya más
• qué es la que hay
• qué hay
• tiempo ha

Noun

haber m (plural haberes)

1. asset
2. history
3. credit side

See also

• tener (“to have, hold, possess”)

Further reading

• “haber”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• “haber”, in Tesoro de los diccionarios históricos de la lengua española [Thesaurus of the Historical Dictionaries of the Spanish Language], Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], launched 2021
• “haber”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010
• Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “haber”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA
• “haber”, in Diccionario del estudiante [Student Dictionary] (in Spanish), third edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2016

Turkish

Alternative forms

• habar, haba, hapar, ḫever (dialectal)

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish خبر (haber), from Old Anatolian Turkish خَبَرۡ (ḫaber), from Arabic خَبَر (ḵabar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haˈbeɾ/, [hɑˈbæɾ̞̊]

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• Rhymes: -æɾ
• Hyphenation: ha‧ber

Noun

haber (definite accusative haberi, plural haberler)

1. news

   Haberleri izliyorum. ― I am watching the news.

2. information

   Haberim var. ― I know about it. (literally, “I have information.”)

3. knowledge

Declension

Declension of haber

singular plural nominative haber haberler definite accusative haberi haberleri dative habere haberlere locative haberde haberlerde ablative haberden haberlerden genitive haberin haberlerin Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular haberim haberlerim 2nd singular haberin haberlerin 3rd singular haberi haberleri 1st plural haberimiz haberlerimiz 2nd plural haberiniz haberleriniz 3rd plural haberleri haberleri definite accusative singular plural 1st singular haberimi haberlerimi 2nd singular haberini haberlerini 3rd singular haberini haberlerini 1st plural haberimizi haberlerimizi 2nd plural haberinizi haberlerinizi 3rd plural haberlerini haberlerini dative singular plural 1st singular haberime haberlerime 2nd singular haberine haberlerine 3rd singular haberine haberlerine 1st plural haberimize haberlerimize 2nd plural haberinize haberlerinize 3rd plural haberlerine haberlerine locative singular plural 1st singular haberimde haberlerimde 2nd singular haberinde haberlerinde 3rd singular haberinde haberlerinde 1st plural haberimizde haberlerimizde 2nd plural haberinizde haberlerinizde 3rd plural haberlerinde haberlerinde ablative singular plural 1st singular haberimden haberlerimden 2nd singular haberinden haberlerinden 3rd singular haberinden haberlerinden 1st plural haberimizden haberlerimizden 2nd plural haberinizden haberlerinizden 3rd plural haberlerinden haberlerinden genitive singular plural 1st singular haberimin haberlerimin 2nd singular haberinin haberlerinin 3rd singular haberinin haberlerinin 1st plural haberimizin haberlerimizin 2nd plural haberinizin haberlerinizin 3rd plural haberlerinin haberlerinin

Derived terms

adjectives

• haberdar (“aware”)
• habersiz (“uninformed”)

nouns

• haber ajansı (“news agency”)
• haber bülteni (“newsletter”)
• haberci (“reporter”)
• habercilik (“journalism”)
• haberdarlık (“awareness”)
• habersizlik

verbs

• haber almak (“to hear from”)
• haber atlamak
• haber etmek (“to inform somebody”)
• haber vermek (“to let know”)
• haberdar etmek (“to inform”)
• haberleşilmek
• haberleşmek (“to communicate”)
• haberleştirmek

References

• “haber”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• “habar”, in Türkiye'de halk ağzından derleme sözlüğü [Compilation Dictionary of Popular Speech in Turkey] (in Turkish), volume II, Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1965, page 2245b

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈhabɛr/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈhaːbɛr/, /ˈhabɛr/

Noun

haber

1. h-prothesized form of aber

Mutation

Mutated forms of aber

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
aber	unchanged	unchanged	haber

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.