No. 38 in Spanish
hace
"Hace" means "it makes," "it does," or is used to indicate time ("ago").
In a sentence
Hace calor hoy.
It is hot today.
In this sentence, 'hace' is used to describe the weather condition, translating to 'it is' in an impersonal weather context.
Hace dos años viajé a España.
I traveled to Spain two years ago.
Here, 'hace' indicates the time elapsed since an action occurred, functioning as 'ago' in English.
Ella hace sus deberes por la mañana.
She does her homework in the morning.
In this example, 'hace' is the present tense of the verb 'hacer', meaning 'to do' or 'to make', used to describe an action being performed by the subject.
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