Hace mucho tiempo
Example: Hace mucho tiempo, los castillos protegían a los pueblos.
Definition
"Hace mucho tiempo" is a Spanish adverbial phrase used to indicate that an event occurred a long time ago, often referring to historical or distant past events, as in the example: 'Hace mucho tiempo, los castillos protegían a los pueblos.'
Etymology
The phrase "hace mucho tiempo" comes from the Spanish words 'hace' meaning 'it makes' or 'ago,' 'mucho' meaning 'much' or 'a lot,' and 'tiempo' meaning 'time.' Together, they form an expression to denote a significant amount of time past. Did you know? The word 'hace' derives from the verb 'hacer,' which originally means 'to do' or 'to make,' but in this context functions to express time elapsed.
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"Hace mucho tiempo" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - History - (A2) - set 1", containing 210 commonly used words.
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