hi ha

Present Haver-hi

Level 1

Hi ha introduces something that exists or is present.

How It Works

Use hi ha before the thing you are introducing: hi ha pa, hi ha una botiga. Hi is part of the expression haver-hi; do not drop it just because you also name a place.

For a shared formal model, use singular hi ha with both singular and plural noun phrases: hi ha una cadira, hi ha tres cadires. Plural agreement exists in regional speech; singular is the established cross-regional formal choice, not evidence that the following noun is singular.

To locate something already identified, use ser: la botiga és aquí. Compare aquí hi ha una botiga, which introduces a shop, with la botiga és aquí, which says where the known shop is.

Examples (3)

  1. Hi ha una farmàcia al carrer.

    There is a pharmacy in the street.

  2. A la nevera hi ha llet.

    There is milk in the refrigerator.

  3. Hi ha dues cadires lliures.

    There are two free chairs.

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hi haLevel 1Present Haver-hi

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Recognize the verb and the noun phrase that an existence statement introduces.

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