what is a word for "do"

Question

is there a Spanish word for "do"

Answer 1

Yes, but remember that in English we use the word "do" for lots of different things, so please don't automatically assume that you will use a word for "do" in Spanish.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that in English we commonly use the word "do" to form questions. For example: **Do* you speak Spanish? **Does he drive a Toyota? We also use "do" in English to form negatives. For example: **Do **not leave now. He **does * not know me.

Don't use "do" in those structures in Spanish!

The word for "to do" in Spanish is "hacer". This word also means "to make". We use it in Spanish to mean "do" when it translates to an actual doing of an activity. For example: He does his homework every night (Hace su tarea cada noche.). We do many things together (Hacemos muchas cosas juntos.)

The conjugation of "hacer" is: yo hago, tú haces, Ud. hace, él have, ella hace, nosotros (nosotras) hacemos, vosotros (vosotras) hacéis, Uds. hacen, ellos (ellas) hacen.

I did put a few spaces between your words mountaingirl - nizhoni1, Nov 9, 2009

Answer 2

The verb for "to do" is "hacer."

Answer 3

Hey prosk8ter, Sarah has you pointed in the right direction. But you should be warned that we use 'do' in English a lot more than in Spanish. For example in English the word 'do' is used in many questions:

"Do you want...?"

"What do you think...?"

"Does this look like...?"

But to translate those questions into Spanish you would not translate the word do.

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