Hacemos una pausa corta para descansar.

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Breakdown of Hacemos una pausa corta para descansar.

• descansar: to rest
• para: to
• una: a

Questions & Answers about Hacemos una pausa corta para descansar.

Why is it hacemos and not something like tomamos or tomar un descanso?

In Spanish, both hacer una pausa and tomar un descanso are common and natural. They’re just different collocations:

• Hacer una pausa = literally to make/take a pause
• Tomar un descanso = literally to take a rest/break

In this sentence:

• Hacemos una pausa corta para descansar = We take a short break to rest.

You could also say:

• Tomamos un descanso corto para descansar.
• Hacemos un descanso corto para descansar. (used, but a bit less common than hacer una pausa)

So hacemos is used because hacer una pausa is a very typical expression for “take a break.”

What tense and person is hacemos, and what does it imply?