Hobiera (en. There would be)

/oβjeɾa/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

Used to express a hypothetical or desired action in the past.

If I had known, I would have arrived on time.

Si yo hobiera sabido, habría llegado a tiempo.

It is used in conditional constructions of the past.

If you had studied, you would have passed the exam.

Si tú hobieras estudiado, habrías aprobado el examen.

Evokes unrealistic or unfulfilled situations in the past.

I wish he had come to the party.

Me gustaría que él hobiera venido a la fiesta.

It derives from the verb 'haber', which comes from the Latin 'habere'.

if I had known

expresses the idea that if knowledge of something had been had in the past, one would have acted differently.

si hubiera sabido

I wish I had

expresses an unfulfilled wish in the past.

ojalá hubiera

if you had been here

reflects the idea that someone's presence in the past would have changed the current situation.

si tú hubieras estado aquí

haber

An auxiliary verb used to form compound tenses.

haber

hubiera

A similar form of the verb haber used in the past.

hubiera

hubiese

Another form of the verb haber that is used similarly.

hubiese

Colloquial use to refer to hypothetical situations.

If there were a perfect world, everyone would be happy.

Si hobiera un mundo perfecto, todos estarían felices.

Mentioned in jokes about time and unfulfilled actions.

Ah, if I had arrived earlier, it would have been a success.

Ah, si hobiera llegado antes, habría sido un éxito.