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Questions & Answers about Hago un recado.
Why is it hago and not hace or hacer?
Hago is the first-person singular form of hacer in the present tense, so it means I do / I make.
- hacer = the infinitive, to do / to make
- hago = I do / I make
- hace = he/she does, you do (formal), or it does
So Hago un recado means I do/run an errand.
A useful thing to remember: hacer is irregular in the yo form.
- yo hago
- tú haces
- él/ella/usted hace
What does recado mean here?
In this sentence, recado means errand.
So hacer un recado is a common expression meaning to do/run an errand.
Depending on context, recado can also have other meanings in Spanish, but in everyday speech here it is understood as an errand.
Why does Spanish use hacer here? Why not a verb meaning to go or to run?