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hace

/ˈaθe/, [ˈa.θe]

ago, does

Verb hace

  1. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of hacer.
  2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted) present indicative form of hacer.

Adverb hace

  1. ago, has been (Note: unlike in English, hace precedes the number.)
    Él nos visitó hace tres años.
    He visited us three years ago.
    Hace un mes que no te veo.
    I haven’t seen you in a month.
    Hace dos años que no viajo a Europa.
    It has been two years since I traveled to Europe.
    Hace quince años que mis padres se casaron.
    It has been fifteen years since my parents got married.
    Lo compré hace poco
    I bought it not long ago

Preposition hace

  1. in
  2. before
  3. after

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Examples

  • Empezó hace diez minutos.

    She started ten minutes ago.

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  • Estamos aquí hace dos días.

    We have been here for two days.

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  • Fumar te hace daño.

    Smoking does you harm.

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  • Hace años que no dibujo.

    I haven't drawn for years.

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  • Hace un puto calor de madre.

    It's fucking hot.

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  • ¿Conoces a Tom desde hace mucho tiempo?

    Have you known Tom long?

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  • Eso fue hace solo un año.

    That was only a year ago.

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  • Toda mujer se vuelve como su madre. Esa es su tragedia. Ningún hombre lo hace. Esa es la suya.

    All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That's his.

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  • Él no ha hablado hace una hora.

    He has not spoken for an hour.

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  • Es una censura injusta la que usted me hace.

    Your criticism is very unfair.

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