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Tyrn December 28, 2021 10:43 AM

Había amanecido
 
Hi,

It dawned, back then. Right? Is hay amanecido possible?

Rusty December 28, 2021 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Tyrn (Post 183567)
It dawned, back then. Right?

It had dawned.
This compound tense, called the pretérito pluscuamperfecto (the pluperfect, in English), uses a conjugated form of the auxiliary verb haber followed by a (past) participle. It is used when recounting an event.
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Originally Posted by Tyrn (Post 183567)
Is hay amanecido possible?

No. 'Hay' means 'there is' or 'there are' (this is the existential form of haber). This will be followed by a noun (naming what is extant), not a participle.
Hay amaneceres que te dejan sin palabras. = There are sunrises that leave you speechless.

AngelicaDeAlquezar January 02, 2022 02:56 PM

I agree with Rusty.
"Hay" is a particular conjugation of the verb "haber", which is only used when it means "there is/are".

The impersonal form you may be looking for is "ha amanecido".
- Estos días ha amanecido muy fresco el aire.
These days the air has been felt cool at dawn.
- Duérmete, todavía no ha amanecido.
Go back to sleep. It's not dawn yet.


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