How would you say "There haven't been many..."?

Question

Hola!

Yesterday I was trying to say to someone:

"There haven't been many movies that I've wanted to watch several times."

The bit I'm most interested in knowing how to say is the "There haven't been many".

Would it be "No han habido"?

Any help much appreciated!

Muchas gracias, Rangi

Thank you all very much for your help with this! Muchas gracias! - Rangi, Sep 21, 2016

Actually "no ha habido." - Daniela2041, Sep 21, 2016

Answer 1

Your way is grammatically correct except for "han"--it's"ha." However, I, like many hispanohablantes will take an easier way. "No hay muchas películas que he querido ver varias veces." (or más de una vez)

Answer 2

There haven't many is translated to No ha habido muchas. (NOT No han habido muchas.).
When haber is used to show existence either people or things, it works as impersonal and it's only used in third person singular.

Incorrect forms of these include:

1. Habían muchas personas. Había muchas personas.
2. Han habido algunas quejas. Ha habido algunas quejas.
3. Hubieron problemas. Hubo problemas.

Answer 3

Because you want to use present perfect, we would say: No han sido muchas películas ................ (participal of "ser")

For me, "No han habido" (both words from "haber") sounds strange but I am not sure if it is grammatically correct or not.