to do/ to make

Question

cuando se usa make y to do si las dos palabras significa hacer?

Answer 1

To make es crear.

Hice este collar para tí. I made this necklace for you.

¿Por qué haces tanto ruido? Why are you making so much noise?

To make también se usa cuando haces que algo o alguien sea algo o haces que alguien haga alguna cosa.

Me haces feliz. You make me happy.

Toni hizo que me callara. Toni made me shut up.

To do tiene que ver con completar una acción.

Hice mi tarea. I did my homework.

Lo hice porque él me dijo. I did it because he told me to.

¿Por qué me hiciste eso? Why did you do that to me?

To do también se usa como verbo auxiliar, para énfasis o para hacer una pregunta.

¡Sí me importa! I do care!

¿Quieres ir conmigo? Do you want to go with me?

(Añadí otros casos en que se usan estos verbos.)

:) I guess it took me 19 minutes to make my post. lol. Great minds think alike. - Goyo, May 27, 2010

jiji yup yup :) - maripositaxx, May 28, 2010

Answer 2

"Do" and "Make" are close to indistinguishable in English although "make" is normally a transitive verb with an object. (Exception "make out", first seen in 1939 and so a modernism - well, I was around before that). "Do", on the other hand, refers to performing another action.

The etymology of these, too, is different and consequently the early distribution of use of the two in England was equally different leading to the survival of both and the potential confusion as to which to use in a given situation.

Answer 3

Plus a large number of idiomatic expressions: e.g. "Let's make out in the backseat.", "make ends meet", " a made man" (referring to the Mafia et al), "he made it to third base but was tagged out at home plate", We were able to make it through the year because he took a second job", "Make me, I dare you!"

You gotta love English for that!!! :) - tamalmalamarrado, May 28, 2010

Answer 4

To make significa construir o crear algo que no existió antes.

1. Let's make a cake for dessert.
2. Imade a sail from an old sheet.
3. I hope to make a lot of money this summer
4. That makes me angry!

To do significa actuar o varias acciones, y a veces se usa como verbo auxiliar:

1. What do you do? (¿Qué haces? Para trabajar)
2. What did you do on Saturday? ¿Qué hizo el sábado?’
3. She does whatever pleases her.
4. Do you understand? (¿Comprendes?) (Verbo auxiliar)

Ojala que te ayudara.