Word
El cónsul recomienda que el ciudadano haga el trámite aquí.
Meaning
The consul recommends that the citizen do the paperwork here.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of El cónsul recomienda que el ciudadano haga el trámite aquí.
aquí
here
hacer
to do / to make
que
that / than
recomendar
to recommend
Questions & Answers about El cónsul recomienda que el ciudadano haga el trámite aquí.
Why do we use haga instead of hace?
The verb recomendar (to recommend) is a classic trigger for the subjunctive mood. Because the consul is recommending that someone else (the citizen) do something, the second verb must be in the subjunctive. That is why we use haga instead of the normal present tense hace.
How is the word haga formed from hacer?
To form the present subjunctive, you usually start with the normal present tense 'yo' (I) form of the verb. For hacer (to do/make), the 'yo' form is irregular: hago. You drop the -o and add the opposite ending. Since hacer is an -er verb, it takes -ar endings in the subjunctive. The 'he/she/it' ending is -a, giving us haga.
What exactly is a trámite?
Why does cónsul have an accent mark?
In Spanish, words ending in consonants other than n or s naturally place the spoken stress on the last syllable. Without an accent mark, it would be pronounced con-SUL. The written accent mark on cónsul breaks this rule, telling us to stress the first syllable instead.