Cantar canciones bonitas me hace feliz.

Singing pretty songs makes me happy.

Breakdown of Cantar canciones bonitas me hace feliz.

• bonito: pretty
• la canción: the song
• el canto: singing
• me: me
• hacer: to make
• feliz: happy

Questions & Answers about Cantar canciones bonitas me hace feliz.

Why is cantar in the infinitive form here?

In Spanish, when we want to express that an action (singing) is the subject of the sentence or activity that causes something (in this case, happiness), we use the infinitive. So we say cantar instead of a conjugated form. It acts like a noun meaning “the act of singing.”

Why don't we use an article before canciones bonitas?

Spanish often omits indefinite articles before plural nouns when we’re speaking in general or not referring to specific items. In this sentence, we’re talking about singing “pretty songs” in a broad, non-specific sense, so no article is needed.

What does me indicate in me hace feliz?

The pronoun me indicates that the action (singing pretty songs) affects or happens to “me.” It’s an object pronoun in Spanish for the first-person singular. Essentially, it shows that singing pretty songs makes me happy, rather than someone else.

Why do we say hace feliz instead of something like “es feliz”?

When you want to show that something causes a certain emotion or state, Spanish uses the verb hacer (“to make”) plus an adjective. In English, you might say “X makes me happy.” The Spanish equivalent is “X me hace feliz.” Saying “es feliz” would mean “it is happy,” which doesn’t convey the idea that singing causes happiness.

Why is feliz singular here, even though we talk about more than one song?

The adjective feliz describes the person’s state of being, not the songs. It remains in the singular (and masculine/feminine-neutral) form because it’s referring to me (the speaker), who is one person experiencing happiness.