Breakdown of No estoy para soportar otra queja.
no
no, not
estar
to be (location/state)
para
for
otro
other
la queja
the complaint
soportar
to stand
Questions & Answers about No estoy para soportar otra queja.
How does estar para translate to "in the mood" here?
I always mix up estar para and estar por. Could I use estar por in this sentence?
Not without totally changing the meaning. Estar por + infinitive generally means you are about to do something or inclined/in favor of doing it. Estar para, as seen here, focuses on your capacity or mood. For example, estoy por quejarme means "I'm about to complain," but no estoy para quejas means "I'm not in the mood for complaints."
Doesn't soportar mean "to support"?
It is a very common false friend! While it can mean to physically support weight (like a pillar holding up a roof), in everyday conversation soportar means "to put up with", "to bear", or "to stand". If you want to talk about supporting a person emotionally or backing an idea, use apoyar.
Why is it just otra queja instead of una otra queja for "another complaint"?
English combines "an" + "other" to make "another", which tempts learners to translate it literally as un otro or una otra. In Spanish, the word otro (or otra) inherently means "another". You should never put an indefinite article (un/una) in front of it.
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