Breakdown of No lo hagamos. A lo mejor no es pacífico.
ser
to be
no
no, not
hacer
to do / to make
lo
it / him (direct object)
a lo mejor
maybe
pacífico
peaceful
Questions & Answers about No lo hagamos. A lo mejor no es pacífico.
Why is lo placed before hagamos instead of attached to the end?
Because this is a negative command. For affirmative "let's" commands, pronouns attach to the end of the verb (like hagámoslo). But for negative commands, the pronoun must go between no and the verb, giving us no lo hagamos.
How do we get the verb form hagamos?
Hagamos is the nosotros (we) present subjunctive form of hacer (to do/make), which we use for "let's" commands. You form it by taking the present tense "yo" form (hago), dropping the "o", and adding the opposite ending for an -er verb (-amos).
Doesn't a lo mejor literally mean "to the best"?
If a lo mejor expresses doubt ("maybe"), why does it use the indicative es instead of the subjunctive sea?
This is a special exception! While other words for "maybe" like tal vez or quizás often trigger the subjunctive mood because they express doubt, a lo mejor almost always takes the normal indicative mood. That is why it is followed by es here.
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