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A lo mejor nos toca la lotería y nos vamos a vivir a la costa.
Maybe we'll win the lottery and move to the coast.
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Why every word is where it is
A1prepositionatlo1determinertheel · definitemejor1adjectivebestsing.nos2object pronounto usnosotros · 1st pl. · indirect objecttoca2verbwe win (lit. it falls to)tocar · present · 3rd sing.ladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definiteloteríanounlotteryfem. · sing.yconjunctionandnos3pronoun(ourselves)nosotros · 1stvamos3verbwe go offir · present · 1st pl.a3prepositiontovivirverbliveinfinitiveaprepositionon (to)ladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definitecostanouncoastfem. · sing..
- A → toca: a lo mejor + indicative
- nos → toca: nos: who wins
- toca → lotería: toca agrees with la lotería
- vamos → vivir: ir(se) a + infinitive
Word for word: “At the best the lottery falls to us and we go off to live on the coast.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1a lo mejor = maybe: always with the indicative (nos toca), never the subjunctive. Opinion, certainty and possibility: indicative or subjunctive →
- 2tocarle a alguien la lotería = to win the lottery: the prize "falls to" the winner, who is the indirect object. Verbs like gustar II: doler, parecer, quedar, importar, molestar, faltar →
- 3Present for a daydream: irse a vivir a = to move to (a place).
Variations
- Igual nos toca la lotería y nos vamos a vivir a la costa.
- Quizás nos toque la lotería y nos vayamos a vivir a la costa.
- Si nos tocara la lotería, nos iríamos a vivir a la costa.