haver-hi

Catalan

Etymology

Literally, “to have there”. Compare Aragonese haber-ie, French y avoir and Spanish hay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əˈβɛr.i]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əˈvər.i]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aˈver.i]

Verb

haver-hi

1. (impersonal) there to be (there is, there are, etc.)

   Hi ha uns núvols al cel.

   There are clouds in the sky.

   • 2023 January 7, Jordi Nopca, “¿Per què ha costat tant poder tornar a llegir 'Els tres mosqueters' en català? [Why has it been so hard to read "The Three Musketeers" again in Catalan?]”, in Ara‎:

     Des de la dècada dels 80 hi ha hagut nombroses adaptacions de la novel·la per al públic infantil i juvenil.

     Since the 80s, there have been many adaptations of the novel for children and young readers.