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Quizás no hagamos la fogata por el viento fuerte.

Quizás no hagamos la fogata por el viento fuerte.
Maybe we won't make the campfire because of the strong wind.
From Lesson 203:Adverbs of probability (quizás, tal vez)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Quizás no hagamos la fogata por el viento fuerte.

Why is it hagamos (subjunctive) instead of hacemos (indicative)?
Words expressing probability like quizás (maybe) can be followed by either the subjunctive or the indicative. We use the subjunctive (hagamos) to show that the speaker feels a fair amount of doubt. If they were almost certain the wind would stop them, they would likely use the indicative (hacemos).
Does it matter if I use quizá or quizás?
No, they are completely interchangeable and mean the exact same thing. Some speakers prefer quizás before a word starting with a vowel to make pronunciation smoother, but using it here before no is perfectly normal.
Why do we use por here instead of para?
We use por because it introduces the cause or reason for an action. The strong wind is the reason they might not make the campfire. If you used para, it would mean the campfire's goal or purpose was the wind, which doesn't make sense.
How do we get the form hagamos from the verb hacer?
The present subjunctive is usually formed by taking the yo form of the present indicative and changing the ending. Since the yo form of hacer is hago, we keep that g and add the opposite ending for nosotros, giving us hagamos.

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