Learn Spanish (Latin America): Solemos hacer un asado los domingos.

Solemos hacer un asado los domingos.

We usually have a barbecue on Sundays.

Breakdown of Solemos hacer un asado los domingos.

a, an (masculine)

los

the (masculine plural)

Questions & Answers about Solemos hacer un asado los domingos.

Why is it solemos and not suelemos if soler is a stem-changing verb?

The verb soler has an o-to-ue stem change in the present tense for most subjects (like suelo, sueles, suele, suelen). However, the nosotros (we) form is an exception. In the present tense, nosotros forms never use the stem change, so the vowel stays the same as it is in the infinitive: solemos.

I see "usually" in the English translation, but there is no word like usualmente in the Spanish sentence. How does that work?

In Spanish, the verb soler means "to usually do something" or "to tend to do something." It is always followed by an infinitive verb. Here, solemos gives us the "we usually" meaning, and the infinitive hacer tells us what we usually do. While you could say usualmente hacemos, using soler + infinitive is a very natural and common way to talk about habits.

Why does the sentence use hacer instead of tener for "to have" a barbecue?

In English, we "have" events like parties, meetings, or barbecues. In Spanish, you "make" or "do" them using the verb hacer. So, "to have a barbecue" translates to hacer un asado. If you used tener un asado, it would sound like you merely possess the cooked meat, rather than hosting or participating in the event!