Phrase · ⚖️ Legal and administrative language
Se hace saber a los vecinos que el martes se cortará el agua.
Residents are hereby notified that the water will be cut off on Tuesday.
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Why every word is where it is
Se1pronoun(impersonal se)3rdhace1verbmakeshacer · present · 3rd sing.saber1verbknowinfinitivea2prepositiontolosdeterminertheel · masc. · pl. · definitevecinos2nounresidentsvecino · masc. · pl.queconjunctionthateldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitemartesnounTuesdaymasc. · sing.se4pronoun(passive se)3rdcortará4verbwill be cut offcortar · future · 3rd sing.el3determinerthemasc. · sing. · definiteagua3nounwaterfem. · sing..
- Se → saber: se hace saber: notice is given
- hace → saber: hacer + infinitive
- se → cortará: se + 3rd sg.: passive
- el → agua: el agua: el before stressed a
Word for word: “One makes know to the residents that Tuesday the water will be cut.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1se hace saber = notice is hereby given: hacer saber (to make known) with impersonal se. A classic opening of public notices. Formal register: impersonalisation, nominalisation and correspondence →
- 2The people informed take a: a los vecinos. vecinos here = the residents of a building or street.
- 3el agua is feminine but takes el, because it starts with a stressed a: el agua fría. Articles: el, la, un, una; al and del →
- 4Passive se + future: se cortará el agua = the water will be cut off; nobody is named. Impersonal and passive se; reciprocal se →
Variations
- Se comunica a los vecinos que el martes se suspenderá el suministro de agua.
- Se informa a los vecinos de que el martes no habrá agua.
- Avisamos a los vecinos que el martes cortarán el agua.