Breakdown of Ojalá que se recupere pronto de este resfriado.
de
from / of
pronto
soon
que
that / than
este
this
recuperarse
to recover
ojalá
hopefully / I hope
el resfriado
the cold
Questions & Answers about Ojalá que se recupere pronto de este resfriado.
Why is the verb recupere instead of recupera?
The phrase ojalá que expresses a strong wish or hope. In Spanish, expressing a wish about an outcome that hasn't happened yet triggers the subjunctive mood. That is why we use the present subjunctive form recupere instead of the normal present tense recupera.
Why is there a se before the verb?
When talking about recovering health-wise from an illness or injury, Spanish uses the reflexive verb recuperarse. The se is the pronoun matching the third-person subject, essentially meaning he is recovering himself.
Does the translation say "he" just from context, or is there a specific word for "he" here?
It is purely from context. The third-person subjunctive form se recupere could equally mean "she recovers" or the formal "you recover" (usted). Without seeing the rest of the conversation, "I hope she recovers from this cold soon" would also be a perfectly correct translation.
Why do we use de after the verb here?
In Spanish, the verb recuperarse is naturally followed by the preposition de when you want to state what the person is recovering from. It maps perfectly to the English phrase "to recover from".
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