Ha Habido, Haber helps itself?

Question

I read this sentence from a play: "Lagrimas, no. ¿No ha habido bastantes, ya?"

I'm sure I know what it means, but I've just never seen "haber" used to help itself before. It this standard, or unusual? Any comments would be appreciated.

Answer 1

It is a perfectly normal construction for “there have been”- normally it will only be with “ha” in the present perfect (not he, hemos, han, etc.).

See here:

http://www.como-se-escribe.com/ha-habido-o-han-habido/

Ha habido

Forma verbal compuesta, en la que la forma "ha" se usa como auxiliar del verbo haber.

Ha habido muchas razones para que actúe así.

The ha is the auxiliary use of haber, the habido is the use of haber to mean there is/are...etc.

It does work in other tenses- eg había habido for there had been. Habría habido, hubiera habido, habrá habido- but they will be third person singular.

http://www.shertonenglish.com/resources/es/miscelaneous-topics/there-be.php

Yep. - annierats, Aug 13, 2015

Answer 2

to have = haber or tener

I have had enough.

So you see, it is the same in English, which seems not to be your native language?

Edit:

Oops, I just saw your profile and you are an English native language. Sorry.