How to Say “God Did” in Spanish

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Dios lo hizo
/djos lo iθo/from spelling rules
The phrase "God did" in Spanish is translated as Dios lo hizo.
This phrase is used to express gratitude or to attribute a success or miracle to divine intervention, crediting God for a positive outcome or achievement in one's life.

How does it change in a sentence?

In the phrase Dios lo hizo, the verb hizo is the third-person singular preterite form of the verb hacer, which means to do or to make.

Did you know?

  • The word Dios shares its ancient roots with the word 'sky' or 'heaven', tracing back to the Proto-Indo-European root meaning 'to shine'.

Examples in context

  • Dios lo hizo.
    God did it.
    This sentence is useful for demonstrating how to say Dios lo hizo.
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  • No fue su intervención, fue obra de Dios.
    It wasn't their intervention, it was God's doing.

Example conversation

Javier and María are talking about a new job opportunity.

  1. Javier

    Finalmente conseguí el empleo que quería.
    I finally got the job I wanted.
  2. María

    ¡Qué alegría, Javier! Te lo mereces.
    What a joy, Javier! You deserve it.
  3. Javier

    Gracias, María, pero Dios lo hizo.
    Thank you, María, but God did it.
  4. María

    Amén, es una gran bendición.
    Amen, it is a great blessing.

Sources

  • IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
  • Word origins: Wiktionary entries Dios, dios, lo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
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