Me han robado! - why "han"?

Question

Hola.

I am confused why the sentence "Me han robado!" Means "I have been robbed.

Shouldn't it be "he estado robado"?

Thanks.

Answer 1

Impersonal sentences can be formed using a third-person plural verb.

Me han dicho que... I have been told that...

Me van a invitar a una fiesta. I'm going to be invited to a party.

This is my impression as well, I mean, it is a way to express passive voice in Spanish. - JazSpanish, Jan 16, 2013

Now it makes sense! - crabbycat, Jan 16, 2013

Answer 2

The perfect tenses are formed by conjugating the verb 'haber' and adding a past participle. Just like we use the verb 'have' plus a past participle.

I have seen it. Lo he visto.

I had seen it. Lo había visto.

Me han robado el móvil, ¿qué tengo que hacer?

They've stolen my mobile, what should I do?

Edit or as Swampy & Jasmine etc have correctly pointed out this can also be translated as 'My wallet has been stolen.'

Answer 3

Me han robado! =

han - they have

robado - robbed

me - me

They have robbed me.

Answer 4

The passive form is not used that much and it more common to see it with se. Remember not translate literally.

Answer 5

Me van a invitar a una fiesta. I'm going to be invited to a party.

This is not passive voice. It has a subject doing action "They are going to invite me...." We structure phrases this way to create an impersonal sentence, but it is not passive.

Answer 6

answer withdrawn until I can doublecheck

Good deal Katy, That´s what I had posted, but for some dumb reason, I doubted myself and went back and erased it. - rogspax, Jan 15, 2013

Maybe you feel it is a passive voice. I was very sure about that, but now I'm not so sure anymore because Kate and Kiwi said otherwise ;-). - JazSpanish, Jan 16, 2013