You Build and You Solve
Use construye for polite “you build” and resuelve for polite “you solve.” Combine these forms with familiar words and longer sentence patterns from earlier modules.
You build: construye
Use construye when politely saying that one person builds or creates something. Use construir after familiar helper forms.
One new building block
Spanish often leaves out usted. Here, construye by itself can mean polite “you build.”
Build the meaning step by step
Construye el plan. = You build the plan.
No construye el documento todavía. = You do not build the document yet.
¿Qué construye? = What do you build?
Use construir after helper verbs
Quiere construir una solución.
Puede construir el proyecto aquí.
Necesita construir el plan antes de empezar.
Interpret with construye and construir
You solve: resuelve
Use resuelve when politely saying that one person solves a problem. Use resolver after familiar helper forms.
One new building block
Use resolver after quiere, puede, necesita, intenta, and other familiar helper verbs.
Build the meaning step by step
Resuelve el problema. = You solve the problem.
No resuelve esto ahora. = You do not solve this now.
¿Cómo resuelve el problema? = How do you solve the problem?
Use resolver after helper verbs
Quiere resolver el problema.
Puede resolverlo hoy.
Necesita resolver la situación antes de continuar.
Interpret with resuelve and resolver
Build and solve the problem
Construye versus construir; resuelve versus resolver
- Use nota and evita for direct polite actions.
- After quiere, puede, or necesita, use the infinitives notar and evitar.
- These verbs often work with plans, prices, answers, documents, messages, and reservations.
Combine the new actions
Interpret: You search for the complete information, discover the best option, and confirm your decision before the meeting.
Module 48 checkpoint
You can now use busca / buscar and descubre / descubrir with familiar questions, helpers, objects, connectors, and expanded sentence-building patterns.
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