Phrase · 📈 Describing change
Mis papás se están haciendo mayores y necesitan más ayuda.
My parents are getting older and need more help.
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Why every word is where it is
Misdeterminermymi · 1st pl.papás1nounparentspapá · masc. · pl.se2object pronoun(themselves)3rd · direct objectestán2verbareestar · present · 3rd pl.haciendo2verbgettinghacer · gerundmayores2adjectiveolder, elderlymayor · pl.yconjunctionandnecesitanverbneednecesitar · present · 3rd pl.másdeterminermoreayudanounhelpfem. · sing..
- papás → Mis: agree
- papás → están: agree
- papás → mayores: agree
- papás → necesitan: agree
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1In Latin America papás usually means parents (mum and dad), not just dads.
- 2hacerse mayor = to get older: slow, natural change, so hacerse. Mayor is the polite word for old. Verbs of change: ponerse, quedarse, volverse, hacerse, convertirse en →