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Phrase · 🌠 Wishes and hopes

Ojalá consigas ese trabajo.

I hope you get that job.

B1expressing wishesinformalAudio · coming soon
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Why every word is where it is

Ojalá1interjectionI hopeconsigas2verbyou getconseguir · subjunctive · present · 2nd sing.esedeterminerthatmasc. · sing.trabajonounjobmasc. · sing..
  • Ojalá → consigas: ojalá → subjunctive
  • consigas → trabajo: object of conseguir
  • ese → trabajo: m. sg.

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    ojalá + subjunctive: a hope for someone else. Subjunctive: wishes and influence →
  2. 2
    consigas: conseguir changes e → i and drops the u: consiga, consigas. Present subjunctive: forms →

Variations

  • Ojalá que consigas ese trabajo.
  • Ojalá te den ese trabajo.