| All
done !?!?! |
| OK.
Then you should know what an infinitive is. |
| It's
just the "plain vanilla" root-form of an action,
... right? |
| Un-huh. |
| Here
are a few Spanish verbs, with their English equivalents: |
|
| These
verbs are all in their "infinitive" form. |
That's
just the root word ... from which all other forms will
be derived later. |
| What
other forms? |
If
you really want to know, go into the Verb Conjugation
under Spanish Studies in the Navigation Menu to the upper
left. |
| Otherwise,
... stay with me here! |
|
| OK. |
| Now
you're gonna make up some sentences. |
| You
already learned all of the following particles, so see if
you can figure this out: |
|
Hay
que |
trabajar
estudiar
descansar
cantar
enseñar |
el lunes
el martes
el jueves
el viernes
el domingo |
|
Reading
across : Hay que trabajar el lunes. |
| This
statement says: It is necessary (I gotta) to work on Monday. |
| Now
as an exercise, change the vocabulary items within the 2nd
& 3rd frames to "make up" the following sentences: |
| |
Hilite
the cells below to check your work: |
| One
must study on Thursday. |
Hay
que estudiar el jueves. |
| I
gotta rest on Tuesday. |
Hay
que descansar el martes. |
| It's
necessary to teach on Monday. |
Hay
que enseñar el lunes. |
| Somebody's
gotta sing on Wednesday. |
Hay
que cantar el miércoles. |
| We
gotta work on Sunday. |
Hay
que trabajar el domingo. |
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| |
After
finishing those statements, go through the frames and
make up more sentences, giving yourself "loose translations"
of the meaning of each combination. Every one of them
will "mean" something different! |
You
should be getting an idea that "Hay que" has
multiple uses in its ability to represent any number of
"speakers" or "subjects." |
The
intent behind this idiomatic usage is that "somebody
has to" do something. |
| You
can use this form with any verb infinitive you learn. |
| |
If
you feel really industrious, and you want to practice
this form some more, go to the "Master
List of Verbs" and pick & choose a couple
of verbs to learn right away. You gotta build your own
vocabulary, and you can go ahead right off and start learning
words that YOU use! |
|
Starting Points in Language
Study:
Generic terms cover ground that are impersonal.
Hay que
as presented on this page refers to basically everyone,
without implying any particular individual. Great for
pointing a finger, without point a finger!
Most words that you
see in Spanish that end in -ar
are verb infinitives, and most of these verbs are regular.
That means they follow a pattern in their usage, and don't
present too much difficulty in their being learned. |
