Breakdown of ¡Que te diviertas mucho en las vacaciones!
en
in / on / at
mucho
many / a lot
que
that / than
te
to you / you (direct object)
Questions & Answers about ¡Que te diviertas mucho en las vacaciones!
Why does this sentence start with Que?
In Spanish, starting a sentence with Que followed by a verb in the subjunctive is a common way to make a wish for someone else. It is a shortened version of saying Espero que... (I hope that...). Here, it means 'I hope that you have fun!' or simply 'Have fun!'
Why is the verb spelled diviertas instead of diviertes?
Because this sentence uses the wish formula Que + subjunctive. The verb is divertir. In the present subjunctive, the tú (you) ending for an -ir verb is -as. If this were a simple statement like 'You are having fun', you would use the regular present tense diviertes. Also notice the stem change: the 'e' changes to 'ie' in both the regular present and the subjunctive.
Why is there a te before the verb?
To say 'to have fun' in Spanish, you use the reflexive verb divertirse (literally 'to amuse oneself'). Because it is reflexive, it needs a pronoun that matches the person you are talking to. Since you are addressing tú (you), the pronoun is te.
Why is it las vacaciones in plural when the English translation is 'vacation' in singular?
In Spanish, the word for vacation is almost always used in the plural form (las vacaciones), even when we use the singular form in English.