Phrase · 📈 Describing change
Mi primo se hizo rico vendiendo ropa por internet.
My cousin got rich selling clothes online.
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Why every word is where it is
Mideterminermy1st sing.primonouncousinmasc. · sing.se1object pronoun(himself)3rd · direct objecthizo1verbgot, becamehacer · past · 3rd sing.ricoadjectiverichmasc. · sing.vendiendo2verbsellingvender · gerundropanounclothesfem. · sing.porprepositionover, oninternetnouninternetsing..
- primo → hizo: agree
- hizo → se: agree
- primo → rico: agree
- vendiendo → ropa: obj
Word for word: “My cousin made himself rich selling clothes over the internet.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1hacerse + adjective or noun: a gradual change that comes from effort or choices (hacerse rico, famoso, médico). Verbs of change: ponerse, quedarse, volverse, hacerse, convertirse en →
- 2The gerund vendiendo says how he did it. Estar + gerund (present progressive) →