Confusing sentence

Sherri ..C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Confusing sentence

Te vamos a ayudar y vamos a hacer que pases este examen sin problema.

We're going to help you and get you pass this exam with no difficulty.

This above sentence in English makes no sense and would not be said. I tried to think of alternate ways of saying it, maintaining the integrity of the sentence. Here a couple examples:

We're going to help you, and make (sure) you pass this exam with no difficulty.

We're going to help you, and get you through this exam with no difficulty.

Perhaps someone else could provide a better solution?

This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Using hacer with subjunctive/infinitive for to make [someone] do something in Spanish"

Asked 3 years ago

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InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in Kwiziq

Hola Sherri

You're right - it's now saying "get you through".

Gracias y saludos

Inma

Like03 years ago

Tony P.C1Kwiziq community member

How about "we're going to help and get you *to* pass this exam". I'm not telling you anything you don't know: you make someone do something, but you get someone *to* do something.

Like110 months ago

Sherri .. asked:

Confusing sentence

Te vamos a ayudar y vamos a hacer que pases este examen sin problema.

We're going to help you and get you pass this exam with no difficulty.

This above sentence in English makes no sense and would not be said. I tried to think of alternate ways of saying it, maintaining the integrity of the sentence. Here a couple examples:

We're going to help you, and make (sure) you pass this exam with no difficulty.

We're going to help you, and get you through this exam with no difficulty.

Perhaps someone else could provide a better solution?

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