No quiero perder la esperanza.

I don't want to lose hope.

Breakdown of No quiero perder la esperanza.

• no querer: to not want
• perder: to lose
• la esperanza: the hope

Questions & Answers about No quiero perder la esperanza.

Why isn’t yo included?

Because Spanish often drops subject pronouns when the verb ending already makes the subject clear.

Here, quiero is the first-person singular form, so it already tells you the subject is I.

• No quiero perder la esperanza = normal, natural
• Yo no quiero perder la esperanza = possible, but more emphatic

You would add yo if you want contrast or emphasis, for example:

• Yo no quiero perder la esperanza, pero él sí.

What exactly is quiero?

Quiero is the present indicative, first-person singular form of querer.

So grammatically, it means:

• I want
• sometimes I love or I care for, depending on context

In this sentence, because it is followed by another verb, perder, it clearly means I want.

Compare:

• Quiero dormir. = I want to sleep.
• Quiero a mi familia. = I love my family.

Why is perder in the infinitive?