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¿Hay que ir en ayunas para el análisis de sangre?
Do I have to fast before the blood test?
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Why every word is where it is
¿Hay1verbone has (hay que)haber · present · 3rd sing.que1conjunctionto (hay que)irverbto goinfinitiveen2prepositioninayunas2nounfasting (en ayunas)fem. · pl.paraprepositionforeldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definiteanálisis3nountest, analysismasc. · sing.deprepositionofsangrenounbloodfem. · sing.?
- Hay → ir: obj
- ir → en: prep
- análisis → de: prep
Word for word: “Is it necessary to go fasting for the blood analysis?”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Hay que + infinitive = one has to: an obligation with no subject. Verbal periphrases I: acabar de, empezar a, volver a, hay que →
- 2en ayunas = on an empty stomach, fasting.
- 3análisis de sangre = blood test; análisis is the same in the plural.
Variations
- ¿Tengo que ir en ayunas para el análisis de sangre?