haberlo

to have it, for it to exist, for there to be one

a ˈb e ɾ l o → haber
haber to exist, to be (there) + lo Third-person singular direct object
auxiliary Common #5,243
to have it In this construction, lo means “it” and attaches to haber; it refers to the object of the following past participle.
SP: Espero haberlo terminado hoy.
EN: I hope to have finished it today.
Conjugation of haber
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First he hemos
Second has —
Third ha han
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First — habíamos
Subjunctive pluperfect
SingularPlural
First — hubiésemos
Second hubieras —
Third — hubieran
Conditional
SingularPlural
First — habríamos
Second habrías —
Third — habrían
Indicative future
SingularPlural
First habré habremos
Second habrás —
Third habrá habrán
Subjunctive
SingularPlural
First — hubiéramos
Third — hubiesen
Indicative pluperfect
SingularPlural
Second habías —
Third — habían
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First — hayamos
Second hayas —
Third — hayan

No recuerdo ni haberlo pensado.

I don't even remember having thought about it.

— El Campo de los Sueños (1989)

De haberlo quemado, nunca me hubiera enterado.

If he had burned it, I never would have found out.

— Tres colores: Azul (1993)

Howl y yo podríamos haberlo resuelto.

Howl and I could have solved it.

— El increíble castillo vagabundo (2004)

Debo de haberlo olvidado.

I must have forgotten.

¿Podríamos haberlo discutido en casa?

Could we have discussed it at home?

— पीकू (2015)

Ella aseguró haberlo intentado.

She claimed to have tried.

Mire, realmente sentimos haberlo molestado.

Look, we're really sorry if we bothered you.

— Había una vez en Hollywood (2019)

Pude haberlo denunciado.

I could have reported him.

— Diva (1981)

Deberías haberlo pensado antes.

You should have thought of that before.

No pudo haberlo sido, o habrían respondido.

It couldn't have been, or they would have responded.

— “Cumbres Borrascosas” (2026)

El enano respira tan fuerte que podíamos haberlo matado de noche.

The dwarf breathes so heavily we could have killed him at night.

— El señor de los anillos: La comunidad del anillo (2001)

Debí haberlo sentido.

I should have sensed it.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

Me alegro de haberlo adivinado.

I'm glad I guessed it.

— Los 400 golpes (1959)

¿Cómo pude haberlo olvidado?

How could I have forgotten?

— ¡Adiós Lenin! (2003)

Alguien que sabe bien inglés debe haberlo escrito.

Someone who knows English well must have written it.

Pero debe haberlo.

But there must be one.

— Picnic (1955)

El jefe debe de haberlo instalado anoche.

The boss must have installed it last night.

Deberías haberlo escuchado con más atención.

You should have listened to him more carefully.

Sí, deben haberlo pasado muy mal.

Yes, they must have had a really hard time.

— Broker (2022)

Recuerdo haberlo conocido en París.

I remember meeting him in Paris.

¿Alguna vez pensaste que podrías haberlo manejado de otra manera?

Have you ever thought you could have handled it differently?

— Proyecto: El Internado (2026)

No estoy seguro de haberlo entendido.

I'm not sure I understood it.

— Tres colores: Azul (1993)

Sin embargo, debiste haberlo sentido.

However, you should have felt it.

— Parásitos (2019)

Haberlo escuchado.

To have heard it.

— Bardo, falsa crónica de unas cuantas verdades (2022)

¿O para no haberlo entendido?

Or for not having understood it?

— Ha vuelto (2015)

Podrías haberlo devuelto.

You could have returned it.

— Happy together (1997)

Deberías haberlo abrazado.

You should have hugged him.

— मुन्ना भाई एम बी बी एस (2003)

Siento haberlo decepcionado, señor.

I am sorry to have disappointed you, sir.

— RRR (2022)

Debo de haberlo perdido.

I must have lost it.

Nunca me arrepentí de haberlo ayudado.

I never regretted helping him.

Debí haberlo adivinado.

I should have guessed it.

— Systemsprenger (2019)

Deberíamos haberlo adivinado.

We should have guessed it.

— Kung fu (2004)

No debiste haberlo puesto en un ventilador.

You shouldn't have put it in a fan.

— पीकू (2015)

Fingiré no haberlo oído.

I’ll pretend I didn’t hear it.

¡No creas que es tuyo por haberlo marcado con tu orina!

Don't think it's yours just because you marked it with your urine!

— Juno: Crecer, correr y tropezar (2007)

¿Cree haberlo borrado?

Do you think you've deleted it?

— Los 400 golpes (1959)

Habla japonés con una fluidez increíble a pesar de haberlo aprendido solo.

He speaks Japanese with incredible fluency despite having learned it on his own.

Me alegra haberlo aclarado.

I'm glad I cleared that up.

— Tres son multitud (1998)

Si él me hubiese escuchado podríamos haberlo evitado.

If he had listened to me, we could have avoided it.

— El Bueno, El Malo y El Feo (1966)

Me gustaría haberlo agarrado una vez más.

I wish I could have held it one more time.

— El señor de los anillos: El retorno del rey (2003)

Entonces ¿fue culpa suya por haberlo leído?

So was it his fault for having read it?

— Perfectos desconocidos (2016)

Hice el examen sin haberlo preparado.

I took the exam without having prepared for it.

Tú también debiste haberlo comprendido.

You should have understood it too.

— Dangal (2016)

Tendría que haberlo descubierto yo.

I should have figured it out myself.

— El secreto de sus ojos (2009)

Recuerdo haberlo conocido.

I remember meeting him.

No pudo haberlo agarrado.

He couldn't have grabbed it.

— El señor de los anillos: El retorno del rey (2003)

Debo haberlo olvidado.

I must have forgotten.

Debí haberlo imaginado.

I should have known.

— El señor de los anillos: La comunidad del anillo (2001)

Haberlo pensado antes.

I should have thought about it before.

— El salario del miedo (1953)

Con un poco más de paciencia podrías haberlo logrado.

With a little more patience you could have achieved it.

Yo debo haberlo soñado.

I must have dreamt it.

¿O para no haberlo leído?

Or for not having read it?

— Ha vuelto (2015)

Lamento haberlo molestado.

I'm sorry to have bothered you.

— El Quinto Elemento (1997)

Ya debes haberlo notado.

You must have noticed it by now.

— El jardín de los pecadores 5: Paradoja espiral (2008)

Y luego me avergüenzo de haberlo deseado.

And then I feel ashamed that I wanted it.

— Bardo, falsa crónica de unas cuantas verdades (2022)

De haberlo tomado, lo hubiese sabido.

If I had taken it, I would have known.

— Tres colores: Azul (1993)

Deben haberlo cambiado.

They must have changed it.

— Taxi (1998)

Deberías haberlo ayudado con su trabajo.

You should have helped him with his work.

Debe haberlo oído.

He must have heard it.

— Estallido mortal (1981)

Y de haberlo logrado tú solo.

And having achieved it on your own.

Entonces tú podrías haberlo llamado.

Then you could have called him.

— बजरंगी भाईजान (2015)

Supongo que deberíamos haberlo pensado.

I suppose we should have thought of that.

— Zootopia 2 (2025)

Podríamos haberlo hablado.

We could have talked about it.

— Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (2026)

Deberíamos haberlo capturado vivo.

We should have captured him alive.

— El imperio de las sombras (2016)

Entonces debe de haberlo escondido en alguna parte.

Then he must have hidden it somewhere.

Increíble haberlo vivido.

It was incredible to have experienced it.

— TÁR (2022)

Pues haberlo pensado antes.

Well, they should have thought about that before.

— El odio (1995)

Todos deben de haberlo notado.

Everyone must have noticed it.

— El Infierno (2010)

Ella negó haberlo encontrado.

She denied having found him.

Pude haberlo arreglado yo sólo.

I could have fixed it myself.

— Eternidad (2025)

Podías haberlo evitado, haber hecho algo.

You could have avoided it, done something.

— Ofrenda a la tormenta (2020)

Deberías haberlo mantenido en secreto.

You should have kept it a secret.

¿Están seguros de no haberlo encontrado nunca?

Are you sure you’ve never found him?

Perdón por haberlo molestado.

Sorry for bothering him.

De todos modos, espero no haberlo molestado en absoluto.

In any case, I hope I haven't disturbed you at all.

— Titane (2021)

Debe haberlo perdido en alguna parte.

He must have lost it somewhere.

— Sin Amor (2017)

Un hombre tan inteligente como Ud. debe haberlo considerado.

A man as intelligent as you must have considered it.

verb Rare #54,183
for it to exist, for there to be one Here, lo refers to something already mentioned; this form is often used in expressions of existence.
SP: Tiene que haberlo en alguna parte.
EN: There has to be one somewhere.
Conjugation of haber
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Third hay —
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First había —
Third había —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First había —
Third había —
Indicative future
SingularPlural
Third habrá habrán
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
Third habrá habrán
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third hubo —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Third haya —
haberhaberlo
Conditional
SingularPlural
First habría —
Third habría —
Subjunctive pluperfect
Past
Subjunctive
Present

De no haberlo, no habría encontrado las referencias a mí.

If it hadn’t been there, it wouldn’t have found the references to me.

Podría haberlo.

There could have been.

— Proyecto: El Internado (2026)

Tiene que haberlo.

There has to be one.

Por qué iba a haberlo?

Why would there be one?

— Escondido (2005)

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