How to say something 'has been made' ?

Question

How would you say something 'has been made..' in Spanish? For example, "shopping has been made easier due to the internet" or something like that? Thanks

Welcome to SpanishDict. - rac1, Jan 14, 2017

Answer 1

shopping has been made easier due to the internet

Most literally:

La compra ha sido hecha más fácil por el internet.

Some use la for internet rather than el. I think you would use the article, as opposed to por internet which gives my more of a sense by interntet. Hago la compra por internet. I shop by (using the) internet.

You probably could use "debido a" or "mediante" in place of por.

Some might prefer "hacer la compra" over just "la compra".

It might be more natural to do something like:

Se ha hecho la compra más fácil (por/debido a/mediante) el internet. (a plus el= al if debido is used)

Which may be more in the range shopping has become easier...

I am learner, await native comments on which of my options actually sound better to native ears, I am not absolutely sure on all this.

"Se ha hecho la compra más fácil" This one sounds best - 005faa61, Jan 14, 2017

Thanks, I thought so. :) - bosquederoble, Jan 14, 2017

Answer 2

"El internet ha facilitado las compras." es decir "The internet has made shopping easier."

"El internet lleva ( o "va") facilitando las compras." es como decir "The internet is making shopping easier."

"El internet facilita las compras." es decir "The internet makes shopping easier."

"El internet está facilitando las compras." is correct too (in the second sense) but I prefer "lleva" o "va".

Answer 3

"El internet ha facilitado las compras."

Could you also say "lleva facilitado" ? I am not sure of the use of "lleva" - margarita1943, Jan 15, 2017