habuit

Habuit is a Latin verb form meaning “he had” or “he possessed.” It is the third-person singular perfect indicative active of the verb habere, which means “to have” or “to possess.” The verb habere is a second-conjugation verb in Latin, with principal parts including habeo, habes, habet, habemus, habetis, habent; its perfect forms include habei/habuī, habuisti, habuit, habuimus, habuistis, habuerunt.

Usage and meaning: Habuit is used in narrative and descriptive prose to indicate possession in the past. It can express not only simple ownership but also relationships or attributes that a subject once possessed. Because it marks a completed past action, it is typically found in past-tense contexts rather than ongoing states.

Examples: Marcus librum habuit. This translates to “Marcus had a book.” Puella annos duodecim habuit. This can be rendered as “The girl was twelve years old” in a context that uses habuit to indicate age.

Notes: As with other Latin perfect forms, habuit signals a completed action relative to the time of speaking or the narrative moment. It is one of the common past-tense forms that readers encounter when translating Latin texts. Related forms include the present habeo, habes, habet, and other perfect forms such as habui, habuisti, habuerunt. See also habere for the base verb and its full conjugation.