Learn Spanish (Latin America): El anfitrión haría el brindis.

El anfitrión haría el brindis.

The host probably made the toast.

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Questions & Answers about El anfitrión haría el brindis.

Why does "haría" mean "probably made" here instead of "would make"?

You already know the conditional tense translates to "would" (like "he would make"). However, Spanish also uses the conditional to express a guess, probability, or wonder about a past action. Here, haría shows we are guessing about something that already happened, which is why it translates to "probably made" or "must have made".

How is this different from saying "El anfitrión hizo el brindis"?

Hizo is the preterite (simple past) tense, so El anfitrión hizo el brindis states a known fact: "The host made the toast." By using the conditional haría, the speaker is showing uncertainty. It means they didn't see it happen or aren't completely sure, so they are just assuming the host did it.

The word "brindis" ends in an "s". Is it plural here?

No, brindis (toast) is a singular noun in this sentence, which is why it uses the singular article el. Some Spanish words naturally end in "s". To make it plural ("the toasts"), the word itself doesn't change; you just change the article to los brindis.

How would I say this if the host was a woman?

The feminine form of anfitrión is anfitriona. So you would say, La anfitriona haría el brindis.