Tenemos suerte porque la reconexión es posible.

to be

Breakdown of Tenemos suerte porque la reconexión es posible.

• porque: because
• posible: possible
• la reconexión: the service reconnection

Questions & Answers about Tenemos suerte porque la reconexión es posible.

Why does tenemos mean we have, and where does it come from?

Tenemos is the nosotros form of the verb tener, which usually means to have.

Present tense of tener:

• yo tengo = I have
• tú tienes = you have
• él/ella/usted tiene = he/she/you have
• nosotros/nosotras tenemos = we have
• ellos/ellas/ustedes tienen = they/you all have

So tenemos suerte literally means we have luck, which is the normal Spanish way to say we are lucky.

Why is there no word for we in the sentence?

Spanish often leaves out subject pronouns when the verb already shows who the subject is.

• Tenemos already tells you the subject is we
• So nosotros tenemos suerte is correct, but usually unnecessary unless you want emphasis or contrast

For example:

• Tenemos suerte = We’re lucky
• Nosotros tenemos suerte, pero ellos no = We’re lucky, but they aren’t

This is very common in both Latin American and Spain Spanish.

Why does Spanish say tenemos suerte instead of something more like we are lucky?