Haber / Tener
Is this much the same as Ser / Estar??? Do you prefer one in appropriate places or are they synonyms?
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ok slap me if I an wrong but the way I understand it is.
he de hablar..I have to speak (first person of the auxiliar form of haber)
hay muchas oradores..there are many speakers (present tense of the impersonal form of haber)
yo tengo un dolor en mi cabeza porque español tiene demasiado conjugaciones verbales.. I have a headache because Spanish has too many verb conjugations (first and second person of the verb tener)
Please correct me because I do get very confused Por favor, me corrijes porque me pongo muy confundido
Haber is not easily explained. One thing though is that it is not used in the sense of "to have as in to possess". To have as in to possess is the verb "tener".
Here is a link to another learning site and it's explanation of the uses of the verb haber. Follow this link ----> Using Haber
Haber is often thought of as an auxilliary or helping verb. It is also found in idiomatic uses like "hay" as in there is (exists) or there are (exists).
Tener tends to be the verb used to indicate ownership or posession. It is a whole other class of verb and a whole other study.
"Haber" is always used in passive voice. It also can mean, ie "There is / there isn´t."
"Tener" is generally used in active voice, but can be conjugated for passive.
Apologies...a simple search would have showed that everyone who has ever used this site has probably asked / answered the same question d:-D
