No. 238 in Portuguese
houve
The Portuguese word "houve" means "there was" or "there were."
In a sentence
Houve uma reunião importante pela manhã.
There was an important meeting in the morning.
The word "houve" in this sentence refers to the occurrence of an event in the past and is derived from the verb "haver".
Na semana passada, houve muitos problemas técnicos.
Last week, there were many technical issues.
In this case, "houve" indicates the existence of multiple events or situations in the past, showing the singular past form of "haver."
Durante o evento, houve grande comoção entre os participantes.
During the event, there was great commotion among the participants.
Here, "houve" expresses the state or condition that prevailed in a specific past moment, emphasizing the occurrence of the described situation.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “houve” in actual Portuguese podcasts.
Find “houve” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Portuguese podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into português, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Portuguese books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).