hacer
Spanish action verb
Hacer is the Spanish verb meaning to do or to make—one of the most essential words in the language.
It appears in countless expressions: hacer la cama (make the bed), hacer ejercicio (exercise), hacer caso (pay attention).
With weather, hacer is impersonal: hace frío (it's cold), hace sol (it's sunny).
¿Qué haces? means "What are you doing?"
Perform an action
accomplish · complete · engage · proceed · conduct · handle · manage · operate
What produces an effect
- renderCause to become
- turnRotational movement
- transformChange completely in form
- convertChange in form or faith
induce · prompt · trigger · effect · provoke · elicit · generate · produce
To bring into being
craft · fabricate · manufacture · assemble · form · shape · design · develop
Act as though
- playRecreation or staged drama
- feignPretend to have
- simulateImitate through modeling
- impersonateAssume another's identity
Before the present
do
Perform an action
undertake · accomplish · complete · engage · proceed · conduct · handle · manage · operate · work
cause
What produces an effect
convert · induce · prompt · trigger · effect · provoke · elicit · generate · produce
make
To bring into being
construct · craft · fabricate · manufacture · assemble · form · shape · design · develop · generate
pretend
Act as though
ago
Before the present
be
Have actual existence