Haya (en. Is)

/'a.ʝa/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

Third person singular of the present subjunctive of the verb haber.

It is possible that she has arrived.

Es posible que ella haya llegado.

Used as an auxiliary to form compound tenses.

If I had known, I would have warned you.

Si hubiera sabido, te habría avisado.

Used in subordinate clauses with the value of possibility.

I doubt there is enough space.

Dudo que haya suficiente espacio.

From Latin 'habere', which means to have.

may there be peace

a desire for harmony and tranquility.

que haya paz

I hope there is luck

desire to have good fortune.

ojalá que haya suerte

I hope you understood

longing for someone to have understood something.

espero que haya entendido

haber

verb that means to have or to exist.

haber

hay

impersonal form of the verb haber in the present.

hay

hubiera

past form of the verb haber in subjunctive.

hubiera

Colloquial use to refer to the existence of something.

At the party, I think there is more food.

En la fiesta, creo que haya más comida.

Expression of doubt or hope.

I don't know if there is anything better than this.

No sé si haya algo mejor que esto.