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Phrase · 💡 Giving advice

Hay que dormir bien antes de un examen.

You have to sleep well before an exam.

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Why every word is where it is

Hay1verbthere is, there arehaber · present · 3rd sing.que1conjunctionthatdormirverbsleepinfinitivebienadverbwell, goodantes2adverbbeforede2prepositionof, fromundeterminerauno · masc. · sing. · indefiniteexamennounexammasc. · sing..
  • Hay → dormir: hay que + inf.
  • dormir → examen: before what

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    hay que + infinitive = one has to (general, no subject). Verbal periphrases I: acabar de, empezar a, volver a, hay que →
  2. 2
    antes de + noun or infinitive = before. Prepositions and adverbs of place and time →