Phrase · 💡 Giving advice and recommendations
Hazme caso: duerme bien la noche antes del examen.
Take my advice: get a good night's sleep before the exam.
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Why every word is where it is
Hazme1verbdo me (heed me)hacer · imperative · 2nd sing.caso1nounheed (hacer caso)masc. · sing.:duerme2verbsleepdormir · imperative · 2nd sing.bienadverbwellladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definitenochenounnightfem. · sing.antesadverbbeforedelprepositionof thedeexamennounexammasc. · sing..
- Hazme → caso: obj
- noche → la: agree
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Hazme caso = listen to me, take my advice (hacerle caso a alguien = to heed someone). The pronoun attaches to the imperative. Negative imperative and imperative with pronouns →
- 2duerme: tú imperative of dormir (o → ue), the same form as the present él duerme. Affirmative imperative →
Variations
- Hazme caso: duerme bien la noche anterior al examen.