Phrase · 🕵️ Speculating about the past
Habría unas cincuenta personas en la sala.
There must have been about fifty people in the room.
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Why every word is where it is
Habría1verbthere would be (= were probably)haber · conditional · 3rd sing.unasdeterminerabout, someuno · fem. · pl. · indefinitecincuentadeterminerfiftypersonasnounpeoplepersona · fem. · pl.enprepositioninladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definitesalanounroom, hallfem. · sing..
- Habría → personas: obj
- personas → unas: agree
- sala → la: agree
Word for word: “There would be some fifty people in the room.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Habría here isn't hypothetical: it estimates a past situation (= there were probably about fifty). It stays singular: ✗ habrían personas. Future perfect and the conditional of probability →