Quiero un trabajo estable.

I want a stable job.

Breakdown of Quiero un trabajo estable.

• yo: I
• querer: to want
• un: a
• el trabajo: the job

Questions & Answers about Quiero un trabajo estable.

Why is it quiero and not yo quiero?

In Spanish, the subject pronoun is often omitted because the verb ending already shows who is doing the action.

• quiero = I want
• The -o ending tells you it is yo

So Quiero un trabajo estable is the most natural everyday version.

You can say Yo quiero un trabajo estable, but adding yo usually gives extra emphasis, such as:

• Yo quiero un trabajo estable, no uno temporal.
  I want a stable job, not a temporary one.

What does quiero come from?

Quiero is the yo form of the verb querer, which usually means to want or to love, depending on context.

Here it means to want:

• querer = to want
• quiero = I want

This verb is irregular:

• yo quiero
• tú quieres
• él/ella quiere
• nosotros queremos
• ellos quieren

A learner may notice that the stem changes from quer- to quier- in most forms. That is normal for this verb.

Why is there un before trabajo?