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No le hagas caso, siempre exagera.
Don’t listen to him, he always exaggerates.
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Why every word is where it is
No1adverbdon’tle1object pronoun(to) him / her3rd sing. · indirect objecthagas1verbpay (do)hacer · subjunctive · present · 2nd sing.caso2nounattentionmasc. · sing.,siempreadverbalwaysexageraverbexaggeratesexagerar · present · 3rd sing..
- No → hagas: no + subjunctive
- hagas → caso: hacer caso
- le → hagas: le → indirect object
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Negative command with the pronoun first: no le hagas (hagas from hago). Negative imperative and imperative with pronouns →
- 2hacerle caso a alguien = to pay attention to someone.
Variations
- No le hagas caso, que siempre exagera.