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verb

avere

/ˈa/

third-person singular present indicative of avere

has / to have

Definitions

  1. 1

    to possess or own something

    “Lei ha una casa grande vicino al mare.”

    She has a big house near the sea.

  2. 2

    used as an auxiliary verb to form compound past tenses (with 'avere' + past participle)

    “Marco ha mangiato tutta la pizza ieri sera.”

    Marco has eaten all the pizza last night.

  3. 3

    to feel or experience a physical/mental state (with nouns like 'fame', 'paura', 'anni')

    “Il bambino ha molta fame dopo la scuola.”

    The child is very hungry after school.

Conjugation

Present

io ho
tu hai
lui/lei ha
noi abbiamo
voi avete
loro hanno

Passato prossimo

io ho avuto
tu hai avuto
lui/lei ha avuto

Future

io avrò
tu avrai
lui/lei avrà

Imperfect

io avevo
tu avevi
lui/lei aveva

Used with third-person singular subjects like 'lui', 'lei', or a name; note that the 'h' is silent in pronunciation.