Question 1

Why do "apoyar" and "hacer" change to "apoyemos" and "hagamos" here?

Accepted Answer

These are first-person plural (nosotros) commands, which translate to "Let's [do something]" in English. To form them, you use the nosotros form of the present subjunctive. For apoyar (an -ar verb), the ending becomes -emos, giving us apoyemos. For hacer (an -er verb), we take the present tense "yo" form (hago), drop the "o", and add the -er subjunctive ending -amos, giving us hagamos.

Question 2

If I wanted to replace "el cambio" with "it" and say "Let's make it!", how would I attach the pronoun?

Accepted Answer

For affirmative commands, object pronouns must be attached directly to the end of the verb. "It" (referring to the masculine noun el cambio) is lo. When you attach a pronoun to a nosotros command, you need to add a written accent mark over the stressed vowel to keep the original pronunciation. So, hagamos + lo becomes ¡Hagámoslo!

Question 3

In English we just say "support justice and equality." Why does Spanish add "la" before both words?

Accepted Answer

In Spanish, when you are talking about abstract concepts or nouns in a general, overarching sense (like justice, equality, love, or peace), you must use the definite article (el, la, los, las). Because of this rule, "justice" translates to la justicia and "equality" translates to la igualdad.

Question 4

Is there a rule that explains why "igualdad" is feminine?

Accepted Answer

Yes! Nouns ending in -dad (like la igualdad, la universidad, la ciudad) are almost always feminine. As a helpful shortcut, Spanish words ending in -dad very often correspond to English words ending in "-ty" (equality, university, city).

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