Breakdown of Saluda a tus amigos, ¡que tengan un buen día!
el amigo
the male friend
tener
to have
un
a, an (masculine)
el día
the day
tu
your
a
to
que
that / than
bueno
good
saludar
to greet
Questions & Answers about Saluda a tus amigos, ¡que tengan un buen día!
Why is it que tengan instead of que tienen?
This is a direct wish! When you wish something for someone else, you use que followed by the subjunctive mood. Here, tengan is the subjunctive form of tener for "they". It translates to "may they have".
Who is tengan referring to in this sentence?
Why is there an a before tus amigos?
This is the "personal a". In Spanish, when the direct object of an action is a specific person, you must put an a right before it. Since you are greeting your friends (people), saluda a tus amigos requires it.
Why does it say buen instead of bueno?
Is saluda just the regular present tense here?
It looks exactly like the "he/she" present tense, but here it is an informal command. You are telling a friend to "say hi", so you use the affirmative command form for tú, which is saluda.
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