¿cómo se dice "it is you who makes my day"?

Question

eres tú quien hace (haga) mi día - I know that probably sounds so rusty. Tú eres el que hace mi día .

Thanks in advance.......................

eres tu quien hace mi dia ( con esto das a entender que la persona ayuda de alguna manera alegrar tu dia - dannychavez, Jun 16, 2012

Answer 1

In Spanish we don't make days; days make themselves, apparently. Think of it seriously. Can you not tell that it is an idiomatic expression? Make my day what? Good? Bad? There is no logical reason why it should have such a positive connotations, so in other languages it will make no sense, or it could easily mean something completely different.

make my day = alegrarme el día

Some possibilities:

Eres tú el que me alegra el día

Eres tú el que me ha alegrado el día

Eres tú el que me alegró el día

Also, Eres tú quien me...

As an aside, if we were speaking of literally making days, days is plural for some reason. For example, one might say to God, "You are the One who makes my days." - webdunce, Apr 17, 2011

Or, from a different perspective, we could say "a day." The rotation of the earth is what makes a day. Such nuances just by changing day to days or a to the (and, of course, the context). - webdunce, Apr 17, 2011

Answer 2

hola amigos,

contrary to the opinion of some other friends, the idioma "to make one 's day" is meaningful and do sense.

it means "to give great pleasure". "make" here mainly means "to cause sth in/for sb" or "to secure successes/pleasure in" and others.

so, "you make my day", at least, means "you cause/give pleasure in may day/life" ¨ therefore, we probably say for "it is you who maks my day" "Eres tú el que asegura alegría en mi día/vida".

thanks - dewclaw, May 3, 2011

Answer 3

I have seen something like, Eres tú quien me alegras el día.

Answer 4

Yes, that's correct, eres tú quien hace mi día, and at least to me it sounds ok.