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Oxalá o resort seja fantástico!

Oxalá o resort seja fantástico!
Hopefully the resort is fantastic!
From Lesson 269:Hope and longing (oxalá, quem me dera)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Breakdown of Oxalá o resort seja fantástico!

ser
to be
fantástico
fantastic
oxalá
hopefully
o resort
the resort

Questions & Answers about Oxalá o resort seja fantástico!

Why do we use seja (subjunctive) instead of é (indicative) here?
The word Oxalá (hopefully) expresses a strong hope or desire. In Portuguese, verbs following Oxalá always take the present subjunctive to show that you are talking about a wish rather than an established fact.
Do I need to put que after Oxalá, like we do with espero que?
No. Unlike espero que (I hope that), you do not put que after Oxalá. You just place the subject or the verb directly after it, as in Oxalá o resort...
Why use the verb ser (seja) instead of estar (esteja) here?
We use ser because being fantastic is seen as an inherent, defining quality of the resort. If you were hoping the resort was currently in a temporary state, like being clean or quiet right now, you would use the subjunctive of estar (esteja).
Does Oxalá change its spelling depending on who or what we are talking about?
No, Oxalá is an invariable expression. It never changes its form, regardless of whether the subject following it is masculine, feminine, singular, or plural.

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