Breakdown of Probablemente te hagas unas mechas rubias.
un
a, an, some
rubio
blond
probablemente
probably
hacerse
to get (a hairstyle done)
las mechas
the highlights
Questions & Answers about Probablemente te hagas unas mechas rubias.
Why does this sentence use the subjunctive hagas instead of the indicative haces?
The word probablemente triggers either the indicative or the subjunctive. Because the speaker chose the subjunctive hagas, it shows they are less certain that you will actually get the highlights. If they were very confident it was going to happen, they would use the indicative haces.
The verb hagas is in the present subjunctive, but the English translation says "you will probably get". Why?
The present subjunctive in Spanish doesn't just cover the present; it is also used to talk about the future! Since there is no future subjunctive tense in everyday modern Spanish, the present subjunctive hagas is the correct way to refer to a future action after a trigger like probablemente.
Why is the reflexive verb hacerse (to make/do to oneself) used here instead of a verb for "to get"?
In Spanish, when you have a physical change done to your personal appearance like a haircut or a piercing, you often use the reflexive verb hacerse. So to "get highlights" translates literally as "to make yourself highlights" (hacerte unas mechas).
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