hace
/ˈaθe/
The English word 'does' is translated into Spanish as hace.
hace is used to describe an action or task being performed by a third-person singular subject.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form hace is the third-person singular present indicative of the verb hacer.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈaθe/
Did you know?
- In some contexts, hace is used in the idiom hacerse el sueco, which literally means 'to do the Swede' but actually means 'to pretend not to understand'.
- The word 'hace' is used in the common expression 'hacer la pelota', which actually means 'to suck up to someone' rather than performing an action with a ball.
- In Spanish, you can use 'hace' to talk about the weather, such as in 'hace calor', which literally translates to 'it makes heat'.
Examples in context
- ¿Qué hace tu tía?What does your aunt do?Tatoeba #1403691 by marcelostockle, translation #17411 by CK
- ¿Qué hace tu hijo?What does your son do?Tatoeba #1610024 by marcelostockle, translation #274383 by CK
- Él lo hace rápido.He does it fast.Tatoeba #1666486 by marcelostockle, translation #1654049 by Spamster
- ¿Hace ejercicio regularmente?Do you exercise regularly?
- Realiza una revisión minuciosa del informe.He/she does a thorough review of the report.
- ¿Realiza tareas domésticas diariamente?Do you do household chores daily?
- ¿Hace la tarea todos los días?Do you do homework every day?
- Ella hace el trabajo por nosotros.She does the work for us.
- ¿Quién hace de director en la obra de teatro?Who plays the role of the director in the play?
- Mi hermano hace de profesor en la universidad.My brother acts as a professor at the university.
- Me hace falta un descanso.I need a break.
- ¿Cuánto tiempo hace falta para llegar al aeropuerto?How long does it take to get to the airport?
- No le des importancia, solo hace lo que quiere.Don't pay attention to him/her, he/she does whatever he/she wants.
- 276 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
María and Mateo are talking about their coworker's job.
- María¿Qué hace Juan en la oficina?What does Juan do in the office?
- MateoÉl hace los informes cada lunes.He does the reports every Monday.
- MaríaParece que hace mucho trabajo.It seems like he does a lot of work.
- MateoSí, él hace todo muy bien.Yes, he does everything very well.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry hace, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
