Ch 43 · Lesson 9Spanish · Chapter 43 · Lesson 9 · Grammar primer
Hacer falta, echar de menos: hacer, echar and poner
(to be needed), (to pay attention), (to miss), and , learned as whole chunks.
The short version
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To miss someone is , and I miss you is , from . , with an h, is the participle of . Most of Latin America says instead.
hacer: actions you do or make
builds phrases for shared, everyday actions:
| Expression | Literal | Real meaning |
|---|---|---|
| to make lack | to be needed |
| to make case | to pay attention |
| to make tail | to queue |
| to make the peaces | to make up |
| to make oneself the fool | to play dumb |
.- There's no need for you to come..- Nobody pays me any attention..- I hate queuing at the supermarket., .- They argued, but they made up..- Don't play dumb.
In the thing needed is the subject: - I need a car; - I need two.
echar: the least literal of all
normally means to throw, yet its set phrases are about missing, helping and looking:
| Expression | Literal | Real meaning |
|---|---|---|
| to throw of less | to miss |
| to throw a hand | to lend a hand |
| to throw a glance | to have a look |
| to throw oneself to | to burst out (doing) |
.- I miss you a lot.¿ ?- Will you give me a hand with this?.- I'm going to have a look at the menu..- He/she burst into tears.
is the usual phrase in Spain; most of Latin America says : - I miss you.
poner: getting things set
puts something into a state or into motion, and its reflexive is the busiest form:
| Expression | Literal | Real meaning |
|---|---|---|
| to put oneself in accord | to agree |
| to put in march | to set going |
| to put to the day | to bring up to date |
| to put on the batteries | to get cracking |
.- In the end we agreed..- They'going to get the project going..- I need to bring you up to date., .- Get cracking, there's not much time left.
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