Questions & Answers about Hi ha un parell de productes.
What does hi ha mean in this sentence?
Hi ha is the usual Catalan way to say there is or there are.
So:
- Hi ha un producte. = There is one product.
- Hi ha dos productes. = There are two products.
- Hi ha un parell de productes. = There are a couple of products.
Even though English changes between there is and there are, Catalan normally uses hi ha for both singular and plural in this kind of sentence.
Why is it hi ha and not just ha?
In this expression, hi is part of the fixed structure hi ha, which means there is / there are.
Historically, ha comes from the verb haver, and hi is a locative element, but for learners it is best to treat hi ha as one common expression with the meaning there is / there are.
So you should learn:
- hi ha = there is / there are
not just ha on its own.
Why does hi ha stay the same with plural nouns like productes?