Question 1

Why is nos placed before hace rather than attached to the infinitive repetir?

Accepted Answer

In causative structures (using verbs like hacer or dejar to make or let someone do something), the object pronoun usually goes right before the conjugated verb. You treat hace repetir as a single verb block, which is why we do not say hace repetirnos.

Question 2

Is nos a direct or indirect object pronoun in this sentence?

Accepted Answer

It acts as an indirect object here. When the second verb (repetir) has its own direct object (el ejercicio), the person forced to do the action becomes the indirect object. Since nos looks the same for both, it is easy here! But it matters for third-person pronouns: 'He makes him repeat the exercise' would be Le hace repetir el ejercicio, using the indirect pronoun le.

Question 3

Why does it say sin el descanso instead of just sin descanso?

Accepted Answer

Both are grammatically fine, but they have slightly different meanings. Sin descanso translates to 'without resting' or 'without a break' in a general, continuous sense. Using sin el descanso refers to a specific, scheduled break that the athletes were expecting to get.

Question 4

Could I translate 'makes us repeat' using que and the subjunctive?

Accepted Answer

Yes, you could say El entrenador hace que repitamos el ejercicio. Both structures are correct. However, using hacer plus an infinitive is very common and often feels more direct, especially when dealing with simple object pronouns like nos.

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