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Mi futuro depende de ti.

Mi futuro depende de ti.
My future depends on you.
From Lesson 152:Verb-preposition combinations·Spanish (Latin America)

Breakdown of Mi futuro depende de ti.

mi
my
ti
you
el futuro
the future
depender de
to depend on

Questions & Answers about Mi futuro depende de ti.

Why does the sentence use de instead of en for 'on'?
In English, we say 'depend on', but in Spanish, the verb depender is always paired with the preposition de (which usually means 'of' or 'from'). This is a fixed verb-preposition combination you just have to memorize, much like soñar con (to dream about). Never say depender en!
Why is it ti and not tú at the end of the sentence?
Because the pronoun comes right after a preposition (de). In Spanish, when a pronoun follows a preposition, it often changes its form. For the informal 'you', the normal subject word is tú, but after a preposition, it changes to ti.
Does the word ti ever need an accent mark?
No, ti never takes an accent mark. While mí (me) needs an accent to distinguish it from mi (my), there is no other word spelled 'ti' in Spanish. Therefore, it doesn't need an accent to tell it apart from anything else.
Why does the verb end in 'e' (depende) if the sentence is about 'my' future?
The verb must match the subject performing the action. Here, the subject is Mi futuro (My future). Even though it contains the word 'my', the concept of 'my future' is considered an 'it' (third-person singular). So, we use the matching third-person ending for the verb depender, which is depende.

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