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aibă
have (subjunctive: that he/she/they have) /ˈai̯.bə/
verb#2835 most common
Also: may have, should have
Example sentences
Vreau să aibă grijă.
I want him to be careful.
Sper să aibă timp mâine.
I hope she has time tomorrow.
E bine să aibă un plan.
It's good for him to have a plan.
Trebuie să aibă cel puțin 18 ani ca să voteze.
He must be at least 18 years old to vote.
Profesorul insistă ca toți elevii să aibă cărțile la ei în fiecare zi.
The teacher insists that all students have their books with them every day.
Oricât de greu ar fi, e esențial ca fiecare decizie să aibă la bază date concrete, nu presupuneri.
However hard it may be, it is essential that every decision be based on solid data, not assumptions.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | am | am avut | voi avea |
| 2sg | ai | ai avut | vei avea |
| 3sg | are | a avut | va avea |
| 1pl | avem | am avut | vom avea |
| 2pl | aveți | ați avut | veți avea |
| 3pl | au | au avut | vor avea |
Word family
Etymology
Aibă is the third-person present subjunctive of a avea, the Romanian verb for to have. It descends from the Latin subjunctive habeat, the same form that gave the subjunctive of to have in the other Romance languages. Romanian kept this irregular subjunctive stem while the rest of the verb regularized around a different root, avea. The word never stands alone; it always follows să or a similar subjunctive trigger.
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