No. 342 in Italian
hai
"Have" (second person singular present tense of "avere").
In a sentence
Hai un libro interessante.
You have an interesting book.
In this sentence, 'hai' is the second-person singular present tense of the verb 'avere', indicating possession.
Hai fame?
Are you hungry?
Here, 'hai' functions as part of the idiomatic expression 'avere fame', which translates to 'to be hungry' in English, using possession to express a state of being.
Hai visitato Roma?
Have you visited Rome?
In this question, 'hai' is used as the auxiliary verb in the present perfect tense, combined with 'visitato', the past participle of the main verb, for forming the compound tense.
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