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A lo mejor ese adulto necesita buscar un buen trabajo.

A lo mejor ese adulto necesita buscar un buen trabajo.
Maybe that adult needs to look for a good job.
From Lesson 155:Future temporal clauses (cuando)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about A lo mejor ese adulto necesita buscar un buen trabajo.

Why does a lo mejor mean "maybe"? Doesn't it literally mean "to the best"?
It does literally translate to "to the best," but as a fixed phrase, a lo mejor is a very common way to say "maybe" or "perhaps" in spoken Spanish. Also, even if you are currently learning to use the subjunctive mood for future events or doubt, a lo mejor is an exception: it is almost always followed by the normal, everyday tense (the indicative). That is why we use the regular form necesita here instead of a subjunctive form.
Why is there no word for "for" after buscar?
The Spanish verb buscar translates to "to look for" or "to search for" all on its own. Adding a direct translation of "for" (such as por or para) right after it is a very common trap for English speakers, but it is completely unnecessary!
Why does the sentence use buen instead of bueno?
When the adjective bueno (good) is placed directly before a masculine, singular noun like trabajo (job), it drops its final -o and becomes buen. If you wanted to place the adjective after the noun instead, it would keep the -o, giving you un trabajo bueno. Both mean exactly the same thing.
Why is it ese adulto instead of eso adulto for "that adult"?
Ese is the masculine singular word for "that" whenever it describes a specific noun. Eso is a neutral word that also means "that," but it is only used for abstract ideas, entire situations, or unknown objects (like asking "What is that?"). You never place eso directly in front of a noun.
Why is buscar in its infinitive form rather than being conjugated?
When two verbs work together back-to-back to express a single action or thought, only the first one gets conjugated. Because necesita is already conjugated to match ese adulto (meaning he or she needs), the second verb, buscar, has to stay in its dictionary form (the infinitive).

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