tu hijo está hecho un hombre

Question

Hello friends,

I read this Spanish sentence example somewhere and am somewhat benighted after reading it as it doesnt make a logical appeal to me ..

The sentence is : " tu hijo está hecho un hombre".. the English translation given is "your son is already a man" .. now, if I were to translate this into Spanish .. I would say .. tu hijo ya se ha vuelto un hombre .. or simply .. tu hijo ya es un hombre ahora ...

The sentence given in the book uses "estar + hecho" which if translated to English would literally mean "your son is made a man" (and I would never talk like this in English ,, I might rather say ,, your son has already turned a man or your son is already a man ) ... can some one please help me understand this sentence which I have quoted from the book ... thanks in advance..

Regards

Answer 1

As Moe says, to grow up, to become a man. It's used without any religious context as well.

:) - ian-hill, May 1, 2014

hahaha .. what is a partido burrista (national donkey party) ..hahaha .... Annie .. u are Amazing .. no puedo detenerme de reírme - 00b055e0, May 1, 2014

but Annie, why doesthe donkey say "Asi" before saying "me hice hombre" - 00b055e0, May 1, 2014

this adverbio "asi" is also a very big enigma to me :( - 00b055e0, May 1, 2014

''That's what I will do to my son too'' - annierats, May 1, 2014

yesn,, but even if we say ..haré a mi mijo (without así) even that would mean the same ... so I am not sure why así is used .. hehe ... este adverbio me deja perplejo siempre :( - 00b055e0, May 1, 2014

No, if you drop así you would need'lo' o algo así. - annierats, May 1, 2014

without "así" it is "I will do to my son" así = in this maner/ like this/ this way depending on context - deedeegill72, May 1, 2014

thanks deedeegill72 ... when Asi comes after the sentence I can understand the meaning .. for example es asi (it is like that) but the other mankfestations are difficult for me to understanr .. but thanks a lot for your explanation .. - 00b055e0, May 2, 2014

Answer 2

¡Hola!, Jimmy:

There is a belief among christians that "In the union of the Divine nature and the human nature, Jesus Christ, God the Son, is made man for us. He has therefore two natures: the Divine nature of God, and the human nature of man." In this way we see the use of the phrase "Your son is made man" as though someone is speaking to God, perhaps in prayer.

In addition, there is the concept of a "Rite of passage" or, in Spanish, "Rito de paso" in which by reason of, say, cultural, tribal or perhaps religious custom, a person passes from one stage to another stage. An example might be the situation where a warrior passes from adolesence to manhood through some established ritual like participating in a special hunt for a respected prey. It might be said of the successful participant that he was made man by the passage from, say, adolesence to adulthood.

You are correct to say that "your son is made man" is not an everyday turn of a phrase. However, it is not an altogether unheard of phrase.

Does anything I have said here bear any relationship to what you were reading in your book??

Saludos/Best wishes,
Moe ...

thank u my friend .. it makes a lot of sense if I think it in that manner (though in my book ther is no such context because it is just a stand alone example for the use of the word hombre) ..but I am not a Christian and have never heard of this - 00b055e0, May 1, 2014

right of passage ritual .. infact I heard this phrase for the first and the only time when the younv Lion Alex had to fight with another bog Lion teethsy to make his way into the pride (in the animated movie madagascar escape to africa) ..hehe ,, but i - 00b055e0, May 1, 2014

but i didn't know that this ritual is practiced by humans too ..thanks for telling me that .. - 00b055e0, May 1, 2014

typo errors : young*, big* - 00b055e0, May 1, 2014

great job explaing this Moe!! - actorgirl, May 1, 2014