Breakdown of Sigo sin creer en la superstición de la mala suerte.
de
from / of
en
in / on / at
la suerte
luck
creer
to believe
seguir
to continue
malo
bad
sin
without
la superstición
superstition
Questions & Answers about Sigo sin creer en la superstición de la mala suerte.
How does sigo sin creer translate to "I still do not believe"?
Why do we use the preposition en after creer here?
When you are talking about believing in the existence of something (like superstitions, ghosts, or a deity) or putting your faith in someone, you must use creer en. If you were simply stating that you believe a fact or believe what someone is saying, you would drop the en, as in te creo (I believe you).
Why is the adjective mala placed before the noun suerte?
While most descriptive adjectives come after the noun in Spanish, common adjectives of subjective evaluation like bueno (good) and malo (bad) often come before the noun. For established, everyday concepts like mala suerte (bad luck) or buena suerte (good luck), the adjective practically always goes first.
Since this lesson is about wishing and the subjunctive, how would I use this vocabulary to actually wish someone bad luck?
Our example sentence is a factual statement, so it uses the normal indicative mood. However, if you wanted to curse someone with bad luck using this lesson's target grammar (independent clauses of wishing), you would drop the main verb and use ¡Que plus the present subjunctive: ¡Que tengas mala suerte! (May you have bad luck!).
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