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¡Ojalá mi equipo suba este año!

¡Ojalá mi equipo suba este año!
I hope my team goes up this year!
From Lesson 148:Hopes and wishes (ojalá)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about ¡Ojalá mi equipo suba este año!

Why is the verb suba instead of sube?
Suba is the present subjunctive form of subir (to go up). Because the sentence starts with ojalá to express a hope or a wish, the verb that follows must be in the subjunctive mood. Since mi equipo acts as a singular unit, we use the third-person subjunctive ending -a.
Where is the que? I thought the phrase was ojalá que.
You can use either ojalá or ojalá que. Both mean the exact same thing and both trigger the subjunctive. Dropping the que is just a very common, slightly shorter way to express your hopes in Spanish.
What does it mean for a sports team to suba (go up)?
While subir literally means to go up or climb, in the sports world it means to be promoted to a higher league or division. The speaker is hoping their team has a good enough season to advance!
Why is it este año and not esto año?
Año is a masculine noun, and the masculine singular word for 'this' is este. Esto is the neutral version of 'this', which is only used for general concepts or unidentified things, never directly in front of a noun.

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