Breakdown of Espero que tu compromiso con el trabajo sea fuerte.
ser
to be
tu
your
con
with
el trabajo
the work
fuerte
strong / loudly
esperar
to wait / to hope / to expect
que
that / than
el compromiso
the commitment
Questions & Answers about Espero que tu compromiso con el trabajo sea fuerte.
Why is sea used here instead of es?
The phrase espero que (I hope that) expresses a desire or expectation. When you express a hope about someone or something else, it triggers the subjunctive mood for the second verb. Sea is the present subjunctive form of ser (to be).
Does compromiso mean 'compromise'?
Not usually! Compromiso is a 'false friend.' It almost always translates to 'commitment,' 'obligation,' or 'engagement.' If you want to say 'compromise' in the sense of meeting halfway, you would use a word like acuerdo (agreement).
Why do we use a form of ser (sea) and not estar (esté) for 'strong'?
We use ser because being strong is described here as a fundamental characteristic or quality of the commitment, rather than a temporary physical condition or state.
In English, we say 'commitment TO the work.' Why does Spanish use con (with)?
Prepositions rarely translate word-for-word between English and Spanish. In Spanish, you have a commitment with something: compromiso con. You just have to memorize this pairing, similar to how Spanish uses soñar con for 'to dream about.'
Why doesn't tu have an accent mark here?
Without an accent mark, tu means 'your' (possessive), as in tu compromiso (your commitment). When it has an accent mark, tú means the subject 'you' (like in tú eres, meaning 'you are').
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