Breakdown of Espero que te alegres de mi nueva relación.
nuevo
new
mi
my
esperar
to wait / to hope / to expect
que
that / than
la relación
the relationship
alegrarse de
to be glad about
Questions & Answers about Espero que te alegres de mi nueva relación.
Why do we use de to mean "about" here instead of sobre?
In Spanish, many verbs are always followed by specific prepositions that don't translate literally to English. The verb alegrarse (to be glad or happy) always pairs with de to say what you are happy about. It is best to memorize them together as a set phrase: alegrarse de.
Why is there a te before alegres?
The verb used here is alegrarse, which is a reflexive verb. While the base verb alegrar means "to make someone else happy," adding the reflexive pronoun makes it about experiencing the emotion yourself. Because the sentence is about you being glad, we use the "you" pronoun te.
Why is the verb spelled alegres instead of the normal alegras?
This happens because of the phrase Espero que (I hope that). Expressing hopes, wishes, or desires triggers a special verb mood called the subjunctive. For -ar verbs like alegrarse, the subjunctive changes the normal -as ending to an -es, making it te alegres.
Why does nueva come before relación? Don't adjectives usually go after the noun?
Yes, most descriptive adjectives go after the noun in Spanish. However, nuevo and nueva often go before the noun when they mean "new to me" or "newly acquired" rather than "brand new" straight out of a factory. A nueva relación just means it is your newest relationship.
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