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Pero .... ¿Comó es "haber" un verbo auxiliar aunque "estar" no es...?
(Please know that I completely realize that we are "arguing" about semantics here....)
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Ser and estar are also verbos auxiliares. But they don't form compound forms in verbal tenses, but perífrasis verbales.
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This is why linguistics classes at school alway drove me crazy. I think there is a point where I stop understanding. Everyone has their limits I suppose.
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I see the point, but haber is the only finite part of the verb, so you also argue that the non-finite part, the participle, is (grammatically) subordinate to it . I think this is not getting us anywhere, because as far as I know, haber is always known as the auxiliary verb in these constructions. Other languages such as French and German use to have and also to be as auxiliary verbs in the active voice, depending on the participle.
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<<<....wondering how in the world a tiny little question I asked has turned into such a huge *discussion* about semantics...>>>
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But seriously, it highlights the problem that terminology in languages is problematical. |
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It must be the heat - I could not see the 'problem' until you changed its colour. Sorry - color.
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