Learn Spanish (Latin America): A lo mejor él se abriga porque hace mucho frío. - Maybe he is bundling up because it is very cold.

A lo mejor él se abriga porque hace mucho frío.

Maybe he is bundling up because it is very cold.

Breakdown of A lo mejor él se abriga porque hace mucho frío.

Questions & Answers about A lo mejor él se abriga porque hace mucho frío.

Why is se abriga in the indicative mood if a lo mejor expresses doubt or probability?

While adverbs like quizás and tal vez can take either the indicative or the subjunctive depending on the level of certainty, the phrase a lo mejor is a special exception. It always takes the indicative mood, never the subjunctive.

Why do we need the pronoun se in se abriga?

The base verb abrigar means to cover or keep someone else warm. To say that he is putting on a coat or bundling up to keep himself warm, we have to use the reflexive form abrigarse, which gives us se abriga.

Why does this sentence use hace instead of es or está to say "it is" cold?

When talking about the weather, Spanish typically uses the verb hacer (to do or make) combined with a noun. So, instead of saying "it is cold," you are literally saying "it makes cold" (hace frío).

I always mix up mucho and muy. Why is it mucho frío here?