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Hay que sacar la basura los martes y los viernes.
You have to take the rubbish out on Tuesdays and Fridays.
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Why every word is where it is
Hay1verb(one) hashaber · present · 3rd sing.que1conjunctiontosacar2verbtake outinfinitiveladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definitebasura2nounrubbishfem. · sing.los3determiner(on) theel · masc. · pl. · definitemartes3nounTuesdaysmasc. · pl.yconjunctionandlosdeterminer(on) theel · masc. · pl. · definiteviernesnounFridaysmasc. · pl..
- Hay → sacar: hay que + infinitive
- sacar → basura: object of sacar
- la → basura: f. sg.
- los → martes: los + day = every
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1hay que + infinitive = you have to: a general rule, for everyone. Verbal periphrases I: acabar de, empezar a, volver a, hay que →
- 2sacar la basura = to take out the rubbish.
- 3los martes = on Tuesdays: the plural article marks a habit. Martes doesn’t change in the plural. Numbers, telling the time and dates →
Variations
- Tienes que sacar la basura los martes y los viernes.
- La basura se saca los martes y los viernes.