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What does "hagas" mean?

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I'm not exactly sure what "No hagas drogas" means. I know it's something about drugs, but I don't know what hagas means. I need to put "hagas" in the infinitive form, but I don't know what it is.

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updated Dec 15, 2010
posted by lyndseeee

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Note that 'hagas' is the negative (dont do...) form of the command do. There is also a positive (do...) form that looks a little different in the form 'haz'

haz

no hagas

Both of these forms are the familiar form of the command.

As in "Hazme un favor" Do me a favor and " no me hagas un favor" Do not do me a favor

A bit of a continuation on your question, but as you move forward this may be something you come across.

updated Jan 12, 2010
edited by wallpaper
posted by wallpaper
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"No hagas drogas" is a literal translation from English, which a lot of natives who don't speak good English will understand as "Don't manufacture drugs". In Spanish we say "No tomes drogas". Don't learn this kind of Spanglish.

updated Dec 15, 2010
posted by lazarus1907
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"You should not do drugs because it's a bad habit, I would say "No debes hacer drogas porque es un habito"

Not quite. "porque es un habito" means it is a habit/custom but does not imply that it is a bad one (as would "addiction"/"adicción)".

updated Dec 15, 2010
posted by samdie
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Hagas basicly means do

updated Dec 15, 2010
edited by Abhinair66
posted by Abhinair66
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Hagas means dont do it.

updated Dec 15, 2010
posted by vberenice
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It means don't do drugs. Hagas = do

Hagas come from the word hacer.

tongue laugh

updated Jan 12, 2010
edited by kanani142
posted by kanani142
Hagas is the subjunctive conjugation for "you do." - hithere3387, Jan 12, 2010
So if I need to say "You should not do drugs because it's a bad habit, I would say "No debes hacer drogas porque es un habito" ? - lyndseeee, Jan 12, 2010
Which is what you use to form the negative informal command (the 2nd person, sing. present subjunctive) - 0074b507, Jan 12, 2010