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Mas he aquí que,
I'm reading a story that uses the above as an introductory phrase in a paragraph. I understand what each of the words means, but I don't understand what the phrase means or how this would be used. If it means "But I have here something", why is haber used rather than tener?

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Tim_Wisconsin
August 28, 2006

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Re:Mas he aquí que,
I would translate that as "but then it was that..."
you would say "estabamos hablando, mas he aqui que llego mi amiga gritando" Meaning, "we were talking, _but then it happened_ that my girlfriend came in screaming.
Hope that helps a bit

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Adriana
August 31, 2006

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Re:Re:Mas he aquí que,
That works in the context of the story, thanks!

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Tim_Wisconsin
September 4, 2006

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