Breakdown of La electricidad vino al pueblo hace treinta años.
el pueblo
the town, the village
el año
the year
al
to the (m)
treinta
thirty
Questions & Answers about La electricidad vino al pueblo hace treinta años.
How does hace mean "ago" in this sentence?
Why do we need La before electricidad when we just say "Electricity" in English?
When talking about general concepts or things as a whole (like electricity, time, or nature), Spanish requires the definite article (el or la). In English, we typically leave it out.
Which verb is vino?
Can I put the time expression at the beginning, like "Hace treinta años..."?
Yes! You can change the word order, but if you put the time expression first, it is very common to add que to connect it. For example: Hace treinta años que la electricidad vino al pueblo.