{"id":2693,"date":"2011-05-24T17:24:13","date_gmt":"2011-05-24T21:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=2693"},"modified":"2011-05-24T17:24:13","modified_gmt":"2011-05-24T21:24:13","slug":"the-several-meanings-of-the-verb-hacer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/the-several-meanings-of-the-verb-hacer\/","title":{"rendered":"The several meanings of the verb “hacer”"},"content":{"rendered":"

All right, we know that hacer <\/em>means “to do” or “to make”, but this verb has several other meanings that are not so obvious like desempe\u00f1ar, representar, interpretar, cometer, armar, conseguir, lograr, resolver, efectuar, componer, construir, levantar, formar, cumplir, amasar <\/em>and acumular.
\n<\/em>
\nCheck out these sentences and an alternative meaning for the verb hacer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

1. Le gusta hacer <\/strong>el papel de protagonista. <\/em>(desempe\u00f1ar, representar, interpretar)
\nHe likes to play the leading role.<\/p>\n

2. No s\u00e9 cu\u00e1ndo aprender\u00e1. Siempre hace <\/strong>los mismos errores.<\/em> (comete)
\nI don’t know when he’ll learn. He always makes the same mistakes.<\/p>\n

3. Ah\u00ed al lado est\u00e1n haciendo <\/strong>mucho jaleo, vamos a ver qu\u00e9 pasa. <\/em>(armando)
\nThey’re making a lot of noise right next to us, let’s see what’s going on.<\/p>\n

4. Ustedes hacen <\/strong>que me ponga de mal humor siempre que estoy contenta.<\/em> (consiguen, logran)
\nYou manage to get in a bad mood whenever I’m happy.<\/p>\n

5. Haz <\/strong>estas cuentas para m\u00ed. A m\u00ed los n\u00fameros me fastidian.<\/em> (efect\u00faa)
\nDo this math for me. Numbers make me nervous.<\/p>\n

6. Est\u00e1n haciendo <\/strong>una sinfon\u00eda sobre un tema cl\u00e1sico. <\/em>(componiendo)
\nThey’re composing a symphony on a classic theme.<\/p>\n

7. Est\u00e1n haciendo <\/strong>muchas centrales nucleares \u00faltimamente.<\/em> (construyendo, levantando)
\nA lot of nuclear plants are being built recently.<\/p>\n

8. Se est\u00e1n haciendo <\/strong>nubes que amenazan lluvia. <\/em>(formando)
\nClouds are forming that look like it’s going to rain.<\/p>\n

9. No haces <\/strong>lo que dices, no se puede confiar en ti.<\/em> (cumples)
\nYou don’t do what you say, we can’t trust you.<\/p>\n

10. Han hecho <\/strong>una fortuna con el alquiler de bicicletas.<\/em> (amasado, acumulado)
\nThey’ve made a fortune by renting bikes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

All right, we know that hacer means “to do” or “to make”, but this verb has several other meanings that are not so obvious like desempe\u00f1ar, representar, interpretar, cometer, armar, conseguir, lograr, resolver, efectuar, componer, construir, levantar, formar, cumplir, amasar and acumular. Check out these sentences and an alternative meaning for the verb hacer. 1…<\/p>\n

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