Word
Quiero hacer una foto del castillo desde el mirador.
Meaning
I want to take a photo of the castle from the viewpoint.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about Quiero hacer una foto del castillo desde el mirador.
Why is it hacer una foto and not a verb that literally means to photograph?
In Spanish, hacer una foto is a very common way to say to take a photo.
- hacer = to do/make
- hacer una foto = to take a photo
In Spain, you will also hear:
- sacar una foto in some regions
- tomar una foto, but this sounds more common in Latin America than in Spain
- fotografiar = to photograph, which is correct but sounds more formal or specific
So Quiero hacer una foto... is very natural everyday Spanish.
Why does foto use una if foto ends in -o?
Because foto is short for fotografía, which is a feminine noun.
So even though foto ends in -o, it is still feminine:
This is a good example of why you cannot always rely only on the ending of a word to know its gender.
Why is it del castillo and not de el castillo?