הפועל hay (haber) בכל הזמנים
Hay - there is, there are = יש, ישנו, ישנם Hay is a very common Spanish expression. It is equivalent to the English expression there is or there are: Hay un libro en la mesa. There's a book on the table. = יש ספר על השלחן Hay tres hombres en la clase. There are three men in the class. = ישנם 3 אנשים בכיתה Hay muchas cosas a hacer. There's a lot to do (There are lots of things to do). = יש הרבה דברים לעשות Hay is the present tense impersonal form of the verb haber, and can be followed by a singular or plural noun. In other tenses and moods, the impersonal verb haber has both singular and plural impersonal conjugations, but most Spanish speakers consider use of the plurals as incorrect. I've provided both forms here for reference. conditional habría there would be = בזמן "תנאי" אומרים habrían there would be = או future habrá there will be = ב"עתיד: אומרים habrán there will be imperfect había there was = עבר לא מושלם habían there were present perfect ha habido there have been = הווה מושלם han habido there have been pretérito hubo there was = pretérito עבר hubieron there were subjunctive que haya that there is/are = התניה que hayan that there are When followed by an infinitive, hay que means it is necessary to or one has to: Hay que estudiar cada día. It's necessary to study every day. Hay que trabajar para triunfar en la vida. One has to work in order to succeed in life. © 2001-2007 Laura K. Lawless All rights reserved.