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Questions & Answers about ¿Qué haces el fin de semana?
The lesson is about the irregular 'yo' form hago. Is haces irregular too?
Why isn't there a word for 'on' before el fin de semana?
In Spanish, you don't use a translation for 'on' when talking about days of the week or the weekend. You simply use the word for 'the' (el). So, el fin de semana covers 'on the weekend' all by itself.
Could this sentence also mean 'What are you doing this weekend?'
Yes! Spanish very frequently uses the simple present tense to talk about near future plans. Depending on the conversation, this sentence can mean 'What do you generally do on weekends?' or 'What are you doing this coming weekend?'.
What does fin de semana literally mean?
It translates word-for-word as 'end of week'. Fin means 'end', de means 'of', and semana means 'week'.