Me hace una gran idea

Question

This is the same as "Me da una gran idea"? Gracias.

Answer 1

He says, clearly, in 3'28''

No no no no no! Al contrario. Espérate. ¡Me has dado una gran idea! ¡Espera... espera!

Not clearly to me, no matter how many times I listen to that I don't hear "has dado". - jeezzle, Oct 18, 2010

Crystal clear: No, no no - al contrario, ¡me has dado una gran idea! Voting for Cogumela. - Gekkosan, Oct 18, 2010

Is it my little tin speaker? Why can't I hear it? - jeezzle, Oct 19, 2010

Answer 2

No, you cannot use that construction in Spanish.

"Me da una gran idea" (This /he / she / it ) gives me a great idea.

You give ideas in Spanish, not make them.

Answer 3

Maybe it's short for, "This makes (me think) of a great idea"...

Answer 4

Like Gekkosan, I find it weird to believe that a native says "Me hace una gran idea", so I listened to the clip, and I clearly (100% clear) heard "Me has dado una gran idea", which makes perfect sense in Spanish. The problem, I think, is that there is a great amount of vowel link (synalepha), the "d" is greatly softened (like in the Andalusian dialect from my home city), so it sounds a bit like "Mesdao una...", which could be understood as "Me hace" if pronounced with "seseo". Again, this stresses the importance of understanding how sounds are joined, relaxed and omitted in normal conversation.

Answer 5

I listened Jeezle (so funny) he says 'me has dado una gran idea...'

Answer 6

But Don Ramon just used it in an episode of Chespirito. What does he say here then...At 3:28

• Perdóname patron, es que no......
• No, no, no, no, no, al contrario....espérate.........me hace una gran idea.

Seems like me da una gran idea, but I don't know now... Gracias.