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Word of the Day: Hacer

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La palabra del día:

hacer

Pronunciación aproximada:

ah-SEHR in Latin America, ah-THEHR (with the \"th\" of \"thin\") in Spain (Note that the Spanish r here is pronounced with a tap of the tongue against the front of the palate.) Listen

Significado:

to make, to do

Ejemplo:

¿Quién hace las mejores cámaras del mundo?

Traducción:

Who makes the best cameras in the world?

Aviso:

Like many other verbs that are very common, hacer is conjugated irregularly. Hacer is also frequently used in weather terms. Hace frío, it is cold. It is also used in a wide variety of phrases where its meaning may not be immediately obvious.

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