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Hay mucho cuero en el taller desde hace un mes.

Hay mucho cuero en el taller desde hace un mes.
There has been a lot of leather in the workshop for a month.
From Lesson 121:Ongoing duration (desde hace)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Hay mucho cuero en el taller desde hace un mes.

Why is 'for a month' translated as desde hace un mes?
In Spanish, to talk about a situation that started in the past and is still happening, we use desde hace followed by the amount of time. It literally means 'since it makes'. Because the leather is still in the workshop, we use desde hace un mes to say 'for a month'.
Why is hay translated as 'there has been' instead of 'there is'?
In English, we use the present perfect ('has been') for things that started in the past and continue into the present. But in Spanish, when you use desde hace with an ongoing situation, you use the present tense. So hay (there is) combined with desde hace naturally translates to 'there has been'.
Could I just say por un mes to mean 'for a month' here?
Not for this ongoing situation. You use por for a duration of time that has already finished (like 'I studied for a month'). Because the leather is still in the workshop right now, you must use desde hace to show the duration is still continuing.
Why use mucho instead of muchos here?
Cuero (leather) is treated as an uncountable noun in this sentence, much like water or wood in English. Because it is singular and masculine, you use mucho (a lot of). You would only use muchos (many) for things you can individually count, like muchos zapatos (many shoes).
What exactly is a taller?
A taller is a workshop, studio, or repair shop. It is used for places where things are crafted, built, or fixed by hand, such as a leatherworker's studio or a mechanic's garage (taller mecánico).

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