Phrase · 💡 Recommending and advising
Tienes que pedir ayuda: no lo hagas sola.
You need to ask for help: don’t do it alone.
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Why every word is where it is
Tienes1verbyou havetener · present · 2nd sing.que1conjunction(to)pedirverbask forinfinitiveayudanounhelpfem. · sing.:no2adverbdon’tlo2object pronounit3rd sing. · direct objecthagas2verbdohacer · subjunctive · present · 2nd sing.sola3adjectivealonesolo · fem. · sing..
- Tienes → pedir: tener que + infinitive
- no → hagas: no + subjunctive
- lo → hagas: object of hacer
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1tener que + infinitive = to have to. Tener: possession, age, sensations, tener que →
- 2no lo hagas: negative command, pronoun before the verb. Negative imperative and imperative with pronouns →
- 3sola agrees with the person, a woman here. Describing nouns: adjective agreement and modifiers →
Variations
- Tienes que pedir ayuda: no lo hagas solo.