Word
¿Vienes a la fiesta? ¡Por supuesto!
Meaning
Are you coming to the party? Of course!
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of ¿Vienes a la fiesta? ¡Por supuesto!
a
to
la fiesta
the party
venir
to come
por supuesto
of course
Questions & Answers about ¿Vienes a la fiesta? ¡Por supuesto!
Why does the speaker use the present tense vienes if the party is in the future?
In Spanish, the present tense is frequently used to talk about scheduled or immediate future plans, very much like saying 'Are you coming?' in English. It sounds much more natural here than using the future tense like ¿Vendrás? (Will you come?).
Why use vienes (coming) instead of vas (going)?
It depends on where the speaker is. In Spanish, venir (to come) implies movement toward the speaker. So, the person asking this is either already at the party, or they are the one hosting it. If the speaker were asking about a party neither of you are at yet, they would ask ¿Vas a la fiesta? (Are you going to the party?).
What does por supuesto literally mean?
It is an idiomatic expression that translates to 'of course'. Literally, por means 'by' or 'for' and supuesto means 'supposed' or 'assumed'. Put together, it implies 'it is assumed', which is why it is used as a strong, confident 'yes'.
If I wasn't sure I was going, how could I answer using the phrase a lo mejor?
You could reply with A lo mejor voy (Maybe I will go) or A lo mejor voy a ir (Maybe I am going to go). Even though it expresses doubt, remember that a lo mejor triggers the regular indicative mood, so you do not need to worry about conjugating into the subjunctive here!