hace

See also: HACO, HACE, and hacé

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈaθe/ [ˈa.θe]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ˈase/ [ˈa.se]
• Homophone: ase (non-Castilian)

Verb

hace

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of hacer.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of hacer.

Adverb

hace

1. ago, has been (Note: unlike in English, hace precedes the number.)

   Él nos visitó hace tres años.

   He visited us three years ago.

   Hace un mes que no te veo.

   I haven’t seen you in a month.

   (also, the clause may come afterwards with the word que added)

   Hace dos años que no viajo a Europa.

   It has been two years since I traveled to Europe.

   Hace quince años que mis padres se casaron.

   It has been fifteen years since my parents got married.

Related terms

• desde hace
• hace poco

Preposition

1. in
2. before
3. after