Questions & Answers about Espero que tu garganta mejore pronto.
Why is it mejore and not mejora?
Because mejore is the present subjunctive form of mejorar.
After esperar que, Spanish normally uses the subjunctive when you are expressing a hope, wish, or expectation about something that is not presented as a fact.
- Espero que tu garganta mejore pronto = I hope your throat gets better soon.
- Tu garganta mejora pronto would sound wrong here, because mejora is not the form you need after espero que.
So the pattern is:
- Espero que + subjunctive
Examples:
- Espero que estés bien.
- Espero que descanses.
- Espero que te mejores pronto.
Why do we need que after espero?
Because que introduces the second clause: the thing you are hoping for.
In this sentence, there are really two parts:
So que works like that in English, even though English often leaves that out:
- I hope (that) your throat gets better soon.
In Spanish, you normally must include que here.