Phrase · 🤝 Negotiating conditions
¿Me hace un descuento si pago en efectivo?
Will you give me a discount if I pay in cash?
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Why every word is where it is
¿Meobject pronounmeyo · 1st sing. · indirect objecthace1verbwill you givehacer · present · 3rd sing.undeterminerauno · masc. · sing. · indefinitedescuentonoundiscountmasc. · sing.si2conjunctionifpago2verbI paypagar · present · 1st sing.enprepositioninefectivo3nouncashmasc. · sing.?
- hace → Me: iobj
- hace → descuento: obj
- descuento → un: agree
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1¿Me hace un descuento? The present tense makes a direct but polite request to usted.
- 2si + present (pago): where Portuguese uses the future subjunctive (se eu pagar), Spanish uses the present. Real conditions: si + present →
- 3En efectivo = in cash. By card: con tarjeta.
Variations
- ¿Me hace un descuento si le pago en efectivo?