Phrase · 😤 Complaints and problems
Hace una semana que no me anda el wifi.
My wifi hasn’t been working for a week.
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Why every word is where it is
Hace1verbit’s been (makes)hacer · present · 3rd sing.una1determinerauno · fem. · sing. · indefinitesemana1nounweekfem. · sing.que1conjunctionthatnoadverbnotme2object pronoun(for) me1st sing. · indirect objectanda3verbworksandar · present · 3rd sing.eldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitewifinounwifimasc. · sing..
- Hace → semana: hace + time
- Hace → que: hace … que
- me → anda: me → affected person
- wifi → anda: el wifi → anda (3rd sg.)
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1hace + time + que + present = something has been going on for that long. Time expressions: hace, desde, desde hace, hace … que →
- 2me shows who is affected: no me anda = mine isn’t working. Indirect object pronouns and doubling →
- 3Argentina and Uruguay: andar = to work (machines). Elsewhere: funcionar.
Variations
- Hace una semana que no me funciona el wifi.
- Hace una semana que no tengo wifi.