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[ˈome]

1. masculine noun Man.

Etymology: From Latin homo.

False friends: home (English) = lar, casa.

hawăre

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[ˈawəɾe]

1. auxiliary verb To have (used in compound tenses). It is followed by a participle. Example: Mou marit hast -mi deixat, my husband has left me.

2. transitive verb To have (possession or ownership). Example: J’heh ũn’aut nou, I have a new car.

3. impersonal verb It expresses existence or presence. It is always conjugated in singular with the pronoun se. Example: S’hast moutas cosas qwe façre, there are many things to do.

Etymology: From Latin habere.

~ de 

[ˈawəɾe de]

1. periphrastic verb It expresses an external obligation with respect to the speaker, like “to have to”. It is followed by an infinitive. Example: Tots hawèms de complăre as lleixas, everybody has to obey the laws.

 

hwern

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[weɾn]

1. masculine noun Winter.

Etymology: From Latin hibernum.

h

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[aʃ]

1. feminine noun The letter h.