Hobiese (en. Had)

/oˈβjese/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

It is used to express hypothetical or unrealized situations in the past.

If I had known, I would not have come.

Si yo hobiese sabido, no habría venido.

A verb form that indicates an action that could have taken place under certain conditions.

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

Si ella hobiese estudiado más, habría aprobado el examen.

Expresses doubt or possibility in past contexts.

I doubted that they had arrived on time.

Dudaba que ellos hobiesen llegado a tiempo.

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

If I had known

Indicates regret for not having known something earlier.

Si hubiera/hobiese sabido

As if I had

Used to express doubt about the occurrence of a past action.

Como si hobiese

haber

Auxiliary verb used in the formation of compound tenses.

haber

hubiese

Another form of the verb haber in the past subjunctive.

hubiese

Expression indicating that something did not happen due to lack of knowledge.

Bad luck that, if it had happened, I wouldn’t have gone out.

Mala suerte que, si hobiese, no hubiera salido.

Phrase used to show that something was unlikely to happen.

I didn't think there would be a better plan.

No creía que hobiese un plan mejor.