Él se hizo cargo de los negocios de la familia después de la muerte de su padre.

Sentence Discussions Spanish
#1

Does this mean business like “the family affairs” or does this mean that the family owned actual businesses and the person took them over?

#2

A good question! To shed a little light on the subject, here’s what DeepL Translate comes up with:

  • He took over the family business. “Se hizo cargo del negocio familiar.”
  • He took over the family affairs. “Se hizo cargo de los asuntos familiares.”
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#3
English Translation

He took charge of the family business after his father died.

I think “hacerse cargo de” generally means “to take care of” or “to take charge of”

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