Breakdown of ¿Te importaría hacer un flan para la cena?
para
for / in order to (+ infinitive) / by (a deadline)
un
a, an, some
hacer
to do, to make
la cena
the dinner
te
to you / yourself (reflexive) / you (direct object)
importar
to matter (to someone)
el flan
the flan (caramel custard)
Questions & Answers about ¿Te importaría hacer un flan para la cena?
Why is importaría in the conditional tense here?
Using the conditional tense (importaría) makes the request much more polite. Instead of asking "Do you mind?" (¿Te importa?), you are asking "Would you mind?" (¿Te importaría?).
How does the verb importar work in this sentence?
Why is hacer left in the infinitive instead of being conjugated for "you"?
Because the person you are speaking to is the one making the flan, you just use the infinitive (hacer). If you wanted them to let someone else make it, you would have to use que plus a new conjugated verb.
Why do we use para instead of por before la cena?
We use para here because it tells us the purpose or destination of the flan. It is being made specifically for the event of dinner.
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