hubo un

there was a

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phrase Uncommon #15,116

there was a Used to say that something happened or existed in the past. It often appears in impersonal statements with events or situations.

SP: Ayer hubo un problema en la estación.

EN: Yesterday there was a problem at the station.

Recuerden que hubo un homicidio.

Remember that there was a homicide.

— El hombre sin pasado (2010)

Hace mucho tiempo, hubo un joven hombre.

A long time ago, there was a young man.

Hubo un tiroteo de la leche.

There was one hell of a shootout.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Anoche hubo un descenso repentino de temperatura.

Last night there was a sudden drop in temperature.

Hubo un momento en que a usted se le cayeron las lágrimas.

There was a moment when you shed tears.

— Hable con ella (2002)

Sólo hubo un caso de varicela en la escuela.

There was only one case of chickenpox at the school.

No hubo un tratamiento.

There was no treatment.

— Cónclave (2024)

Hubo un obstáculo.

There was an obstacle.

Luego hubo un primo suyo, un hombre llamado Favell.

Then there was a cousin of his, a man named Favell.

— Rebeca (1940)

Hubo un silencio.

There was silence.

Hubo un tiroteo esta mañana.

There was a shooting this morning.

— Peaky Blinders: El hombre inmortal (2026)

Hubo un desafortunado incidente en casa.

There was an unfortunate incident at home.

Hubo un mucho público en el recital de piano de anoche.

There was a large audience at last night's piano recital.

Hubo un emperador romano, que se llamó Diocletiano.

There was a Roman emperor named Diocletian.

— Moscú no cree en las lágrimas (1980)

Hubo un silencio inquietante.

There was an unsettling silence.

Hubo un tiroteo en la casa.

There was a shooting at the house.

— Por un puñado de dólares (1964)

Hubo un fuego en esta ciudad anoche.

There was a fire in this city last night.

Hubo un cambio de planes.

There was a change of plans.

Hoy hubo un acontecimiento de lo más curioso.

Today there was a most curious event.

Hubo un naufragio anoche.

There was a shipwreck last night.

Hubo un silencio incómodo cuando él apareció.

There was an awkward silence when he appeared.