Uses of the verbs Dar, Hacer, Poner, Echar, and others - Usos de los verbos Dar, Hacer, Poner, Echar, y otros
Uses of the verbs Dar, Hacer, Poner, Echar, and others. (Usos de los verbos Dar, Hacer, Poner, Echar, y otros) (English)
Some verbs, when united with
other phrases, convert into expressions with a different meaning and
use than the normal verb.
This lesson includes information
on:
- Acabar
- Dar
- Dejar
- Echar
- Haber
- Hacer
- Ponerse
- Tener
- Volver
- Related Vocabulary
1. Acabar - "Acabar" translates
in English as "to finish," however, it can have other meanings in
Spanish
usually when used with a preposition or as an idiomatic expression.
| Spanish | English |
| Acabar | To finish |
| Acabar de + infinitivo | To have just… |
| Acabar por + infinitivo | To finally |
2. Dar - "Dar" translates in English as "to give," however, it can have other meanings in Spanish usually when used with a preposition or as an idiomatic expression.
| Spanish | English |
| Dar | To give |
| Dar a | To face/to look upon |
| Dar un abrazo | To embrace |
| Dar con | To come upon, to run into, to find |
| Dar cuerda | To wind |
| Dar de beber (comer) a | To give a drink to/to feed |
| Dar en | To strike against, to hit |
| Dar las gracias | To thank |
| Dar gritos | To shout |
| Dar la hora | To strike the hour |
| Dar un paseo | To take a walk/to go for a ride |
| Dar por + participio pasado | To consider |
| Dar recuerdos | To give regards to |
| Dar una vuelta | To take a stroll |
| Darse cuenta de | To realize |
| Darse la mano | To shake hands |
| Darse prisa | To hurry |
3. Dejar - "Dejar" translates in English as "to leave," however, it can have other meanings in Spanish usually when used with a preposition or as an idiomatic expression.
| Spanish | English |
| Dejar | To leave |
| Dejar de | To stop |
| Dejar caer | To drop |
4. Echar - "Echar" translates in English as "to throw," however, it can have other meanings in Spanish usually when used with a preposition or as an idiomatic expression.
| Spanish | English |
| Echar | To throw |
| Echar(se) a + infinitivo | To start to |
| Echar al correo | To mail |
| Echar la culpa | To blame |
| Echar de menos | To miss |
5. Haber - "Haber" translates in English as "to have," however, it can have other meanings in Spanish usually when used with a preposition or as an idiomatic expression.
| Spanish | English |
| Haber | To have |
| Hay | There is/There are |
| Hubo/Había | There was/There were |
| Habrá | There will be |
| Habría | There would be |
| Ha habido | There has (have) been |
| Haber + infinitivo | To be supposed to, to have to |
| Haber que + infinitivo | To be necessary |
| Haber (mucho) lodo | To be muddy |
| Haber luna | To have moonlight |
| Haber neblina | To be foggy/misty |
| Haber polvo | To be dusty |
| Haber sol | To be sunny |
6. Hacer - "Hacer" translates in English as "to make" or "to do," however, it can have other meanings in Spanish usually when used with a preposition or as an idiomatic expression.
| Spanish | English |
| Hacer | To make/do |
| Hacer + expresión de tiempo + que + preterito | It has been + length of time + since It was + length of time + ago |
| Hace poco | A little while ago |
| Hacer buen (mal) tiempo | To be good (or bad) weather |
| Hacer frío | To be cold |
| Hacer calor | To be warm |
| Hacer viento | To be windy |
| Hacer caso | To pay attention, to notice |
| Hacer de | To work as, to act as |
| Hacer el papel de | To play the role of |
| Hacer pedazos/añicos | To break into pieces, to smash |
| Hacer una pregunta | To ask a question |
| Hacer una visita | To pay a visit |
| Hacer un viaje | To take a trip |
| Hacerse + sustantivo | To become |
| Hacerse tarde | To become late |
| Hacer(se) daño | To harm, damage, hurt (oneself) |
7. Ponerse - "Poner" translates in English as "to put," however, it can have other meanings in Spanish usually when used with a preposition or as an idiomatic expression.
| Spanish | English |
| Ponerse | To put |
| Ponerse + adjetivo | To become, to turn |
| Ponerse a + infinitivo | To begin to, to set about doing |
| Ponerse de acuerdo | To come to an agreement |
8. Tener - "Tener" translates in English as "to have," however, it can have other meanings in Spanish usually when used with a preposition or as an idiomatic expression.
| Spanish | English |
| Tener | To have |
| Tener calor | To be warm |
| Tener frío | To be cold |
| Tener cuidado | To be careful |
| Tener dolor de cabeza, estómago, etc. | To have a headache, stomache ache, etc. |
| Tener éxito | To be successful |
| Tener ganas de | To feel like |
| Tener hambre | To be hungry |
| Tener sed | To be thirsty |
| Tener la culpa | To be to blame for |
| Tener lugar | To take place |
| Tener miedo de | To be afraid of |
| Tener por | To consider |
| Tener prisa | To be in a hurry |
| Tener que ver con | To have to do with |
| Tener razón/No tener razón | To be right/To be wrong |
| Tener sueño | To be sleepy |
| Tener suerte | To be lucky |
| Tener vergüenza de + infinitivo | To be ashamed |
9. Volver - "Volver" translates in English as "to return," however, it can have other meanings in Spanish usually when used with a preposition or as an idiomatic expression.
| Spanish | English |
| Volver | To return |
| Volver a + infinitivo | To do something again |
| Volver en sí | To regain consciousness, to come to |
| Volverse + adjetivo | To become |
10.
Related Vocabulary
| Spanish | English |
| Acabar | To finish |
| Acabar de + infinitivo | To have just… |
| Acabar por + infinitivo | To finally |
| Dar | To give |
| Dar a | To face/to look upon |
| Dar un abrazo | To embrace |
| Dar con | To come upon, to run into, to find |
| Dar cuerda | To wind |
| Dar de beber (comer) a | To give a drink to/to feed |
| Dar en | To strike against, to hit |
| Dar las gracias | To thank |
| Dar gritos | To shout |
| Dar la hora | To strike the hour |
| Dar un paseo | To take a walk/to go for a ride |
| Dar por + participio pasado | To consider |
| Dar recuerdos | To give regards to |
| Dar una vuelta | To take a stroll |
| Darse cuenta de | To realize |
| Darse la mano | To shake hands |
| Darse prisa | To hurry |
| Dejar | To leave |
| Dejar de | To stop |
| Dejar caer | To drop |
| Echar | To throw |
| Echar(se) a + infinitivo | To start to |
| Echar al correo | To mail |
| Echar la culpa | To blame |
| Echar de menos | To miss |
| Haber | To have |
| Hay | There is/There are |
| Hubo/Había | There was/There were |
| Habrá | There will be |
| Habría | There would be |
| Ha habido | There has (have) been |
| Haber + infinitivo | To be supposed to, to have to |
| Haber que + infinitivo | To be necessary |
| Haber (mucho) lodo | To be muddy |
| Haber luna | To have moonlight |
| Haber neblina | To be foggy/misty |
| Haber polvo | To be dusty |
| Haber sol | To be sunny |
| Hacer | To make/do |
| Hacer + expresión de tiempo + que + preterito | It has been + length of time + since It was + length of time + ago |
| Hace poco | A little while ago |
| Hacer buen (mal) tiempo | To be good or bad weather |
| Hacer frío | To be cold |
| Hacer calor | To be warm |
| Hacer viento | To be windy |
| Hacer caso | To pay attention, to notice |
| Hacer de | To work as, to act as |
| Hacer el papel de | To play the role of |
| Hacer pedazos/añicos | To break into pieces, to smash |
| Hacer una pregunta | To ask a question |
| Hacer una visita | To pay a visit |
| Hacer un viaje | To take a trip |
| Hacerse + sustantivo | To become |
| Hacerse tarde | To become late |
| Hacer(se) daño | To harm, damage, hurt (oneself) |
| Ponerse | To put |
| Ponerse + adjetivo | To become, to turn |
| Ponerse a + infinitivo | To begin to, to set about doing |
| Ponerse de acuerdo | To come to an agreement |
| Tener | To have |
| Tener calor | To be warm |
| Tener frío | To be cold |
| Tener cuidado | To be careful |
| Tener dolor de cabeza, estómago, etc. | To have a headache, stomache ache, etc. |
| Tener éxito | To be successful |
| Tener ganas de | To feel like |
| Tener hambre | To be hungry |
| Tener sed | To be thirsty |
| Tener la culpa | To be to blame for |
| Tener lugar | To take place |
| Tener miedo de | To be afraid of |
| Tener por | To consider |
| Tener prisa | To be in a hurry |
| Tener que ver con | To have to do with |
| Tener razón/No tener razón | To be right/To be wrong |
| Tener sueño | To be sleepy |
| Tener suerte | To be lucky |
| Tener vergüenza de + infinitivo | To be ashamed |
| Volver | To return |
| Volver a + infinitivo | To do something again |
| Volver en sí | To regain consciousness, to come to |
| Volverse + adjetivo | To become |