Hobieran (en. Would have)

/oˈβjeɾan/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

Form of the verb haber used in compound tenses or in the subjunctive.

If they had arrived on time, we would have started the meeting.

Si ellos hubieran llegado a tiempo, habríamos comenzado la reunión.

It is used in conditional sentences to express hypothetical situations.

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

Si ustedes hubieran estudiado más, habrían pasado el examen.

Indicates actions in the past that did not occur under certain conditions.

I would have liked them to have attended the party.

Me habría gustado que ellos hubieran asistido a la fiesta.

From the verb haber, which comes from the Latin 'habere'.

If they had wanted

Indicates that if they had desired, something would have changed.

Si hubieran querido

If they hadn't done that

Suggests that a different outcome could have occurred if a certain action had not been taken.

Si no hubieran hecho eso

If she had known

Expresses a condition that could have changed the outcome if certain information had been known.

Si ella hubiera sabido

haber

An auxiliary verb used to form compound tenses.

haber

hubieran

Another form of the verb haber, used in the subjunctive.

hubieran

hube

First person singular of the preterite of the verb haber.

hube

Colloquial expression to refer to missed opportunities.

If they had come, the party would have been better.

Si hubieran venido, la fiesta habría sido mejor.

Informal use in games or challenges to indicate wishing something had not happened.

If they had lost, we wouldn't know who won.

Si hubieran perdido, no sabríamos quién ganó.