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How to Say Has in Spanish

If you want to say “has” in Spanish (or “have”), you would generally be using a conjugation of the verb “tener.” In the present tense, you’d use:

yo tengo / I have

tú tienes / you have

él/ella tiene / he or she has

nosotros tenemos / we have

vosotros tenéis / they (formal) have

ellos/ellas tienen / they (informan) have

Going beyond the present tense, your use of “has” would depend on what you were trying to express.

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