Word
Capaz que él prediga el futuro.
Meaning
He might predict the future.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Capaz que él prediga el futuro.
él
he
el futuro
future
capaz que
maybe / perhaps
predecir
to predict
Questions & Answers about Capaz que él prediga el futuro.
Why is prediga in the subjunctive here instead of the indicative (predice)?
Capaz que is a colloquial way to express "maybe" or "might" in Latin America. It can trigger either the indicative or the subjunctive. Using the subjunctive (prediga) emphasizes a higher degree of doubt or makes the guess feel more hypothetical. Using the indicative (predice) would make the possibility feel a bit more likely or grounded.
Could I just say Capaz él prediga... without the que?
How do I remember the subjunctive conjugation prediga?
Predecir is a compound of the verb decir (to say). Just as the present "yo" form of decir is digo, the "yo" form of predecir is predigo. Because the present subjunctive is built from that "yo" form, the stem becomes predig-, giving us prediga for the third person singular.
Is capaz que completely interchangeable with tal vez or quizás?