tengo tiempo de hacerlo
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I am told the phrase "I have time to do it" translates to "tengo tiempo de hacerlo", I'm not sure what purpose the "de" has here; doesn't 'de' mean 'of/from'? Gracias!
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updated Sep 9, 2012
posted by daniel_cooke
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Prepositions, such as de are different in each language. In English, we say I have time to do something, which in Spanish is translated as Tengo tiempo de hacer algo.
My recommendation is that you memorize prepositional phrases because they follow no rules and are dictated, most of the time, by usage.
updated Sep 9, 2012
edited by francobollo
posted by francobollo
