⏱️ 2 min practice • 🔥 CEFR A1
avere
Irregular Level A1 ⭐ #2 Most CommonEnglish translation: to have
Stem Pattern: ho / hai / ha / abbiamo / avete / hanno
💡 Key Usage Note: The 'h' in 'ho', 'hai', 'ha', and 'hanno' is completely silent.
📘 Linguistic Rule: Silent 'h' distinguishes words visually from homophones ('o', 'ai', 'a').
⚖️ Avere vs. Essere (Italian Past Auxiliaries)
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🔊 Speed:
Present (Presente)
Possession and age.
| Subject Pronoun | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| io | ho | |
| tu | hai | |
| lui / lei | ha | |
| noi | abbiamo | |
| voi | avete | |
| loro | hanno |
Example Sentences in Context
- Ho fame. — I am hungry.
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Present
io
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ho
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Quick Practice: Fill in the Blanks
Test your understanding of 'avere' across tenses
Question 1 (Present)
Quanti anni ___ tu?