Phrase · 🙄 Colloquial reactions
¡Hágale, que usted puede!
Go for it, you can do it!
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The notes match the numbers above.
- 1¡Hágale! (Colombia) = go for it!, OK!: the usted imperative of hacer + an empty le, for encouragement or agreement. Lexicalised imperatives and pragmatic particles →
- 2Many Colombians use usted with friends and family; here it sounds warm, not distant. The verb is 3rd person: usted puede. Subject pronouns and forms of address: tú, usted, ustedes →
- 3que gives the reason, as in ¡Venga, que tú puedes! Connectors and discourse markers B1 →
Variations
- ¡Dale, que tú puedes!
- ¡Échale ganas, que tú puedes!
- ¡Venga, que tú puedes!