Learn Spanish (Latin America): ¿Tú quieres tener un futuro saludable?

¿Tú quieres tener un futuro saludable?

Do you want to have a healthy future?

Breakdown of ¿Tú quieres tener un futuro saludable?

tú

you (informal singular)

Questions & Answers about ¿Tú quieres tener un futuro saludable?

Why is the second verb tener not conjugated like quieres?

When you use two verbs together to express what you want to do, only the first verb (querer, to want) changes to match the person. The second verb stays in its dictionary form (the infinitive), just like in English: "you want" (quieres) plus "to have" (tener).

Why is it quieres and not "queres"?

The verb querer (to want) is a "stem-changing" verb. When you conjugate it for most people, the e in the middle changes to ie. So, for tú (you), it becomes quieres.

Do I always need to include the word tú in a question like this?

No, you can safely drop it and just ask ¿Quieres tener un futuro saludable? Because quieres specifically means "you want," the tú is optional. Speakers often include it for extra emphasis or just to set a friendly tone.

Futuro is a masculine word, so why doesn't saludable end in an -o?

Adjectives that end in -e, like saludable (healthy) or inteligente (smart), are gender-neutral. They don't change to -o or -a depending on the word they describe. They stay exactly the same for both masculine and feminine nouns!