Help with Tienes Ganas...

Question

Hola! Help with answering this question please.... ¿Qúe tienes ganas de hacer este fin de semana? To properly answer and using the same, tengo, ganas..... Would my answer look like this..... Tengo ganas de hacer de correr este fin de semana.

Is that right? I am in a Spanish 1 class and must use these vocabulary, but having difficulty figuring out the forms.

Thank you!

Hi Miguelito. We ask that all members complete their profiles with the language they speak and what level you feel you are in Spanish, as well as gender. It's very helpful to know this when learning Spanish. Thanks. - rac1, Oct 4, 2016

Ok, I will do that right now. Thank you. - Miguelito55, Oct 4, 2016

Thank you for filling out your profile, that is well worth a vote from me mate. - ray76, Oct 5, 2016

Answer 1

Tener ganas is an expression that is usually translated into English by "to feel like."

The question properly stated would be "¿De qué tienes ganas de hacer este fin de semana.? (What do you feel like doing this weekend.)

Answer:

Tengo ganas de correr este fin de semana. (as bosquederoble has stated.)

Adinkjy di answer Feisty. - ray76, Oct 5, 2016

This is so great! Thank you very much for your help! I have a test on this tomorrow... we shall see!!! - Miguelito55, Oct 6, 2016

Answer 2

First break down what is happening in the sentence:

¿Qúe tienes ganas= What do you have desire/wish

de hacer= of/for doing

este fin de semana? =This weekend

And your answer.

Tengo ganas de hacer de correr este fin de semana.

I have desires of doing of running this weekend.

of doing of running is redundant.

Drop the “de hacer”. The “de correr” replaces it.

Tengo ganas de correr este fin de semana.

I have desires of running this weekend. I feel like running this weekend- in normal English.

this is great! THank you! Now, if it was something I HAVE to do, such as study spanish... then would I use de hacer? Thank you so much! - Miguelito55, Oct 4, 2016

Have to do something is tener que hacer algo. For instance, I have to run= Tengo que correr. :) - bosquederoble, Oct 5, 2016

muchas gracias en todo! - Miguelito55, Oct 5, 2016

Great mate , even I understood that. - ray76, Oct 5, 2016

Say: "por todo" instead. - Oshnaj, Oct 5, 2016