Ir de picnic vs. hacer un picnic

Question

I'm having trouble figuring out what these phrases mean!

What's the difference between "ir de picnic" and "Hacer un picnic" ?

Also, what is the difference between "ir de paseo en bote" vs. "dar un paseo en bote" ?

Answer 1

Ir is to go, hacer is to do --- these two sentences usually have the same meaning

I'm going on a picnic or I'm having a picnic --- They both could mean the samething.

Voy a ir de pinic la semana que viene. --- I'm going on a picnic next week.

Me gusta ir de picnic. --- I like going on a picnic.

Now you see it is the context in these last two sentences that defines the meaning.

Me gusta ir de paseo. Me gusta dar un paseo. The verbs are ir = to go and dar = to give

The verbs are different but the meaning remains the same in both cases --- I like to go for a stroll. I like to take a stroll

So, here in English you have two sentences that mean the same using different verbs.

I appreciate it! - thaibean06, Nov 16, 2009

Answer 2

Ir is the verb "to go" while hacer means "to do/make". Ir de picnic means to go to a picnic. Hacer un picnic would mean to make (have) a picnic. Same thing applies with the second set of sentences. Although, in this sense they essentially mean the same thing. You could shorten the sentence by saying "paser en bote". I hope this is helpful.

pasear en bote. =) - Mokay, Nov 15, 2009

Thank you! - thaibean06, Nov 16, 2009