Learn Hardcore Spanish (Spain): Ojalá la colección cambiara cada mes; así volveríamos más a menudo. - I wish the collection changed every month; that way we would come back more often.

Word

Ojalá la colección cambiara cada mes; así volveríamos más a menudo.

Meaning

I wish the collection changed every month; that way we would come back more often.

Part of speech

sentence

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Spanish (Spain)

Lesson

Lesson 78

Breakdown of Ojalá la colección cambiara cada mes; así volveríamos más a menudo.

Questions & Answers about Ojalá la colección cambiara cada mes; así volveríamos más a menudo.

Why is cambiara in the subjunctive after ojalá?

Because ojalá is used to express a wish or hope, and Spanish normally uses the subjunctive after it.

In this sentence, cambiara is the imperfect subjunctive of cambiar. That form is often used when the speaker is talking about a wish that feels hypothetical, unlikely, or contrary to the current situation.

So the idea is not just a neutral hope, but something more like:

I wish it changed every month
If only it changed every month

Why is it cambiara and not cambie?

Both are possible after ojalá, but they suggest a slightly different feeling.

Ojalá cambie = I hope it changes
This sounds more like a real possibility.
Ojalá cambiara = I wish it changed / If only it changed
This sounds more hypothetical, less likely, or more like dissatisfaction with the current reality.

So cambiara fits well if the speaker feels that the collection probably does not change every month and wishes it did.

Is cambiara a past tense here?