Breakdown of ¿Por qué el entrenador te hizo trotar sin descansar?
descansar
to rest
por qué
why
hacer
to do / to make
te
to you / you (direct object)
sin
without
el entrenador
coach
trotar
to jog
Questions & Answers about ¿Por qué el entrenador te hizo trotar sin descansar?
Why does te go before hizo instead of being attached to trotar?
In causative sentences (where someone makes or lets you do something), the object pronoun goes right before the conjugated verb (hizo). With other verb combinations you can often attach the pronoun to the end of the infinitive, but with causative hacer and dejar, it is much more natural to place it before the conjugated verb: te hizo trotar.
Why is there no preposition between hizo and trotar?
In English we sometimes use 'to' when forcing someone to do an action (like 'forced you to jog'), but in Spanish, the causative verb hacer connects directly to the infinitive. You never put a, de, or que between them in this structure.
Why does the sentence use the infinitive descansar instead of descansando for 'without resting'?
In Spanish, any verb that immediately follows a preposition like sin (without), de (of), or para (for) must be in its infinitive form. While English uses the '-ing' form after prepositions ('without resting'), Spanish sticks strictly to the plain infinitive: sin descansar.
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