hiciste
/iθiste/from spelling rules
The English phrase "did you" is translated into Spanish as hiciste.
hiciste is a phrase used to ask if someone performed a specific action in the past. It is important to note that in Spanish, hiciste covers both "did you do" and "did you make" because the underlying verb encompasses both English concepts.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form hiciste is the second-person singular preterite form of the verb hacer (to do/make), meaning it is used specifically for the singular informal "you" (tú). If you are addressing a group of people informally in Spain, you should use the plural form hicisteis instead.
How do you pronounce it?
/iθiste/
Did you know?
- Spanish has a related phrase hacerse el loco, which means to pretend to be crazy or to ignore something, turning the root of hiciste into a description of a personality act.
- In some contexts, ¿qué hiciste? can be used as a rhetorical expression of shock or disapproval, similar to saying 'what have you done!' in English.
- While hiciste is grammatically correct, many native speakers in various regions colloquially say hicistes by adding an extra 's' at the end, though this is considered an error in formal writing.
Examples in context
- ¿Lo hiciste tú solo?Did you do this on your own?This example is useful for asking if someone performed an action on their own using hiciste.Tatoeba #1322521 by Shishir, translation #16670 by CK
- ¿Por qué lo hiciste?Why did you do it?This example is useful for asking for the reason someone performed an action using hiciste.Tatoeba #1619750 by Shishir, translation #1553306 by CK
- ¿Ya hiciste tu tarea?Did you already do your homework?This example is useful for asking if a specific task has been completed using hiciste.Tatoeba #637391 by Leono, translation #635527 by CK
- ¿Ha hecho usted la tarea?Did you do the homework?
- ¿Realizó usted la presentación?Did you do the presentation?
- ¿Realizó usted la reserva?Did you make the reservation?
- ¿Efectuó usted el pago?Did you make the payment?
- ¿Efectuó usted el pedido?Did you place the order?
- ¿Hiciste ejercicio hoy?Did you exercise today?
- 104 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
María and Mateo are talking in the kitchen after dinner.
- María¿Hiciste la cena?Did you make dinner?
- MateoNo, la hice ayer.No, I made it yesterday.
- María¿Hiciste la lista de compras también?Did you make the shopping list too?
- MateoSí, la tengo aquí.Yes, I have it here.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
