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Es increíble que te hagas indispensable en el trabajo.

Es increíble que te hagas indispensable en el trabajo.
It is incredible that you are becoming indispensable at work.
From Lesson 328:Verbs of becoming (hacerse, volverse, quedarse)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Es increíble que te hagas indispensable en el trabajo.

Why is te hagas used here for becoming instead of another verb like te vuelvas?
In Spanish, hacerse is often used for changes that are the result of personal effort, active participation, or professional development. Because becoming indispensable at work usually takes deliberate hard work and skill-building, hacerse is the most natural fit here.
I see that hagas is in the subjunctive. Is that because of Es increíble que?
Exactly! The phrase Es increíble que expresses a subjective reaction or emotion about a situation. Impersonal expressions of emotion, opinion, or doubt always trigger the subjunctive for the verb that follows them.
I sometimes forget the subjunctive forms of hacer. How do we get hagas?
To form the present subjunctive of most verbs, you take the yo form of the present tense (hago), drop the -o, and add the opposite ending. For an -er verb like hacer, the tú ending becomes -as, giving us hagas.
Could te hagas indispensable also literally mean you make yourself indispensable?
Yes, and that literal English translation perfectly captures why hacerse is used here. We use it for active, voluntary changes where you are the one putting in the effort to make the change happen.

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