Hacer trizas

Question

"No le gustaba el libro, por eso, él lo hizo trizas" como traducción de "He did not like the book, so, he tore it into shreds"?

Welcome mate , could you state clearly exactly what it is you want , thanks mate . - ray76, Mar 31, 2015

Thanks, Ray - sorry for lack of clarity. I would like to know if the Spanish sentence I quoted is an accurate translation of the English.. - mocleirigh, Mar 31, 2015

OK mate it looks great to me , but wait for a native to give it the once over. ;) - ray76, Mar 31, 2015

I would say: "No le gustó el libro..." instead of "No le gustaba..." - LuisCache, Mar 31, 2015

Gracias, Luis, I understand the point you make. - mocleirigh, Apr 2, 2015

Answer 1

It's alright, but I'd rather say: "A él no le gustaba el libro, por eso lo hizo trizas" I would put necessary the first "él" because I need to know who didn't like the book, and ignore the second "él", because I suppose it's him the one who tore it into shreds, unless it was a different person, let's say his girlfriend. "A él no le gustaba el libro, por eso ella lo hizo trizas.

Answer 2

Gracias, gazpachuelo, por una explicación muy lúcida.

Gracias, gazpachuelo, por una explicacion muy lucida. - mocleirigh, Mar 31, 2015