eu houvesse

there were, there was

o v ɛ s ɨ → haver
houv have; there be + esse I/he/she imperfect subjunctive
verb · first singular · imperfect subjunctive Uncommon #12,791
there were, there was Imperfect subjunctive of "haver", often used in phrases like "se houvesse" (if there were/was).
PO: Se houvesse mais tempo, eu viajaria.
EN: If there were more time, I would travel.
Conjugation of haver
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First houvesse —
Third houvesse —

E achei que talvez houvesse algo para o aniversário da sua tia.

And I thought maybe there was something for your aunt's birthday.

— As Aventuras de Paddington 2 (2017)

Se ao menos houvesse alguém que fizesse algo em vez de só falar!

If only there was someone who would do something instead of just talking!

— O Sacrifício (1986)

Mesmo se houvesse um incêndio, ninguém sairia.

Even if there were a fire, nobody would leave.

— Decisão de Partir (2022)

Eu queria que houvesse uma boa mulher escondida em algum lugar.

I wish there were a good woman hidden somewhere.

— O Teste Decisivo (2000)

Eu não esperava que houvesse tantas pessoas.

I didn't expect there to be so many people.

Oxalá houvesse outro jeito, mas não há.

If only there were another way, but there isn't.

— Conflito das Águas (2011)

Tom desejou que houvesse algo mais que pudesse fazer para ajudar.

Tom wished there was something more he could do to help.

Seria bom se houvesse uma versão em Português.

It would be great if there was a Portuguese version.

Masha, se houvesse algum progresso, certamente eu teria te contado.

Masha, if there had been any progress, I certainly would have told you.

— Sem Amor (2017)

Tenho certeza de que se houvesse algum problema, ele teria ligado.

I'm sure that if there had been any problem, he would have called.

Se houvesse uma fonte de água, valeria o dobro.

If there were a water source, it would be worth twice as much.

— Jean de Florette (1986)

Ah, se houvesse mais de você nele.

Ah, if only there was more of you in it.

— Quase Famosos (2000)

Gostaria que houvesse mais homens como Tom.

I wish there were more men like Tom.

Sim, embora no final houvesse mais.

Yes, although there were more in the end.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Como se não houvesse nada antes.

As if nothing had happened before.

— Em Chamas (2018)

Não parecia que houvesse algum problema.

It didn’t seem like there was any problem.

Eu queria que houvesse outra maneira.

I wish there was another way.

Eu gostaria que houvesse algo mais que nós pudéssemos fazer.

I wish there was something more we could do.

Como se, se não houvesse picles, ele fosse parar de beber.

As if, if there were no pickles, he would stop drinking.

— Маленькая Вера (1988)

É como se houvesse um ímã puxando seus ataques para meus pontos vitais.

It's as if there's a magnet pulling his attacks to my vital points.

— Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Castelo Infinito (2025)

O jovem príncipe aceitou trabalhar onde houvesse serviço.

The young prince agreed to work wherever there was work.

— O Hobbit: Uma Jornada Inesperada (2012)

Pensei que não houvesse ninguém aqui.

I thought there was no one here.

— Uma Mulher Fantástica (2017)

Se não houvesse nada de errado no mundo, nós não teríamos nada para fazer.

If there were nothing wrong in the world, we would have nothing to do.

Talvez houvesse material genético no ar e na água.

Perhaps there was genetic material in the air and water.

— Akira (1988)

Eu queria que houvesse outro jeito.

I wish there was another way.

Eu gostaria que houvesse mais homens como Tom.

I wish there were more men like Tom.

Gostaria de que não houvesse dúvida entre nós.

I would like there to be no doubt between us.

— Служебный роман (1977)