Habernos (en. To have us)

[a.βeɾ.nos]

Meaning & Definition

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verb

Indicates the inclusion of 'us' in an action of having done something.

It is important for us to have prepared for the exam.

Es importante habernos preparado para el examen.

Used to express a need or desire for us to have performed an action.

They expected us to have committed to the project.

Ellos esperaban que habernos comprometido con el proyecto.

Used in the context of past actions involving the speaking group.

At the end of the day, I just wanted us to have had fun together.

Al final del día, sólo quería que habernos divertido juntos.

The term comes from the auxiliary verb 'haber', which derives from the Latin 'habere', combined with the pronoun 'nos'.

it is necessary for us to have seen each other

It means that it is important for us to have met.

es necesario habernos visto

having realized

It indicates that we have already understood something.

habernos dado cuenta

if we had put in effort

It expresses the action of having made an effort together.

si habernos esforzado

haber

Auxiliary verb used to form compound tenses.

haber

Personal pronoun that indicates the speaker and others included.

nos

To refer to actions that are inevitable because they have already been planned.

There is no going back, we have already decided.

No hay marcha atrás, ya habernos decidido.

Used in a derogatory context when talking about regret.

We shouldn't have gotten involved in that.

No deberíamos habernos metido en eso.