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Quiero buscar un futuro mejor para mi familia.

Quiero buscar un futuro mejor para mi familia.
I want to look for a better future for my family.
From Lesson 44:Desires and plans (querer)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Quiero buscar un futuro mejor para mi familia.

Why is buscar not conjugated here?
When you use verbs together to talk about desires and plans, you only conjugate the first verb. Here, quiero (I want) is conjugated, so the second verb, buscar (to look for), stays in its basic dictionary form, which is called the infinitive.
Why isn't there a word for 'for' right after buscar?
In Spanish, the verb buscar has 'for' built right into its meaning. It means 'to look for' or 'to search for', so you never need to add a word like por or para directly after it.
I have seen mejor placed before the noun. Why is it un futuro mejor here instead of un mejor futuro?
Both are actually correct! While mejor (better) often goes before the noun, placing it after the noun is very common when describing something generally, as in 'a future that is better'.
Why do we use para instead of por before mi familia?
You use para when you are talking about the recipient or beneficiary of something. Since the family is receiving the benefit of this 'better future', para is the correct choice.

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