Phrase · 🌠 Wishes and hopes

Ojalá que no cancelen el vuelo.

I hope they don’t cancel the flight.

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Why every word is where it is

Ojalá1interjectionI hopeque1conjunction(that)noadverbnotcancelen2verbthey cancelcancelar · subjunctive · present · 3rd pl.eldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitevuelonounflightmasc. · sing..

Ojalá → cancelen: ojalá que → subjunctive
cancelen → vuelo: object of cancelar
el → vuelo: m. sg.

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

1
ojalá que: the que is optional; the verb is always subjunctive. Subjunctive: wishes and influence →
2
cancelen: 3rd plural with no subject = “they” (the airline). Present subjunctive: forms →

Variations

Ojalá que no se cancele el vuelo.
Ojalá que el vuelo salga a tiempo.