hubo una

there was a

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phrase Rare #34,002
there was a Used to say that something happened or existed in the past; followed by a feminine noun.
SP: Ayer hubo una reunión importante.
EN: There was an important meeting yesterday.

Hubo una redada de drogas en mi casa esta mañana.

There was a drug raid at my house this morning.

No pudo, hubo una alarma y lo llamaron.

He couldn't; there was an alarm and they called him.

— La infancia de Iván (1962)

Hoy hubo una fuerte tormenta en Japón.

There was a severe storm in Japan today.

Hubo una epidemia de cólera en Haití.

There was a cholera epidemic in Haiti.

Al parecer hubo una infracción.

It appears there was a violation.

— 虐殺器官 (2017)

Hubo una disposición en su testamento para su amante.

There was a provision in his will for his lover.

Y un día, hubo una revelación.

And one day, there was a revelation.

— हैदर (2014)

Hubo una manifestación comunista.

There was a communist demonstration.

— Il postino (1994)

Este año hubo una cosecha abundante.

This year there was an abundant harvest.