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El video se hizo viral en pocas horas.

The video went viral in a few hours.

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Why every word is where it is

Eldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitevideo2nounvideomasc. · sing.se1object pronoun(itself)3rd · direct objecthizo1verbwent, becamehacer · past · 3rd sing.viral1adjectiveviralsing.enprepositioninpocasdeterminera fewpoco · fem. · pl.horasnounhourshora · fem. · pl..
  • video → hizo: agree
  • hizo → se: agree
  • video → El: agree
  • horas → pocas: agree

Word for word: “The video made itself viral in few hours.”

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    hacerse viral = to go viral. You will also hear se volvió viral and se viralizó. Verbs of change: ponerse, quedarse, volverse, hacerse, convertirse en →
  2. 2
    Latin America says video, stressed on de; Spain says vídeo.