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English
Etymology
Intentional mispronunciation of face.
Pronunciation
Interjection
hace
- (military, marching band, when preceded by a direction) A command to turn to face in a particular direction.
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Anagrams
Latin
Pronunciation
Adjective
hāce
- ablative feminine singular of hice
Pronoun
hāce
- ablative feminine singular of hice
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈaθe/
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈase/
- (Spain) Rhymes: -aθe
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -ase
- Syllabification: ha‧ce
- Homophone: (Latin America) ase
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
hace
- third-person singular present indicative of hacer
Etymology 2
From the verb hacer.
Preposition
hace
- ago (Note: unlike in English, hace precedes the number.)
Él nos visitó hace tres años.- He visited us three years ago.
Lo compré hace poco.- I bought it not long ago.
Mi padre y yo no nos hablamos desde hace un año.- My father and I don't talk since one year ago.
- (followed by que) in, it has been...since (a past period of time)
Hace un mes que no te veo.- I haven’t seen you in a month.
Hace quince años que mis padres se casaron.- It has been fifteen years since my parents got married.
Hace dos años que no viajo a Europa.- It has been two years since I traveled to Europe.
¿Cuánto tiempo hace de eso?- How long has it been?