Bedeutung
To experience favorable fortune.
Kultureller Hintergrund
In Spain, 'la suerte' is often discussed in the context of 'El Gordo', the massive Christmas lottery. While people say 'ojalá me toque', 'gozar de buena suerte' is used to describe the winners' lives after the fact. Mexican Spanish often uses 'contar con' as a synonym for 'gozar de'. There is a strong cultural link between luck and divine favor (bendiciones). In the world of Tango and Lunfardo, luck is often personified. 'Gozar de buena suerte' might be used in a more poetic or melancholic way to describe a lost state of prosperity. The word 'gozar' is very popular in Colombia, often associated with the 'Carnaval' and 'gozadera' (partying). However, 'gozar de buena suerte' remains strictly formal.
The 'De' Rule
Always remember: Gozar + DE + Noun. Without 'de', you are just enjoying a party, not possessing a trait.
No Bad Luck
Never say 'gozar de mala suerte'. It sounds like you are happy about being unlucky!
Bedeutung
To experience favorable fortune.
The 'De' Rule
Always remember: Gozar + DE + Noun. Without 'de', you are just enjoying a party, not possessing a trait.
No Bad Luck
Never say 'gozar de mala suerte'. It sounds like you are happy about being unlucky!
Pair with Health
Use 'Gozar de buena salud y buena suerte' in formal letters to sound like a native pro.
Humility
Using this phrase often sounds more humble than saying 'I am successful' because it credits 'luck'.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the missing preposition.
Mi familia siempre goza ____ buena suerte en sus viajes.
The verb 'gozar' always takes 'de' when it means to possess a state like luck or health.
Which sentence is the most formal?
How would you say 'He is very lucky' in a business report?
'Gozar de buena suerte' is the appropriate formal register for professional contexts.
Complete the toast.
Padrino: 'Brindemos por los novios. Que siempre...'
After 'Que' in a wish, we use the subjunctive 'gocen'.
Match the phrase to the situation.
Where would you most likely read 'Gozar de buena suerte'?
Biographies often use formal collocations to describe a subject's life.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Tener vs. Gozar de
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenMi familia siempre goza ____ buena suerte en sus viajes.
The verb 'gozar' always takes 'de' when it means to possess a state like luck or health.
How would you say 'He is very lucky' in a business report?
'Gozar de buena suerte' is the appropriate formal register for professional contexts.
Padrino: 'Brindemos por los novios. Que siempre...'
After 'Que' in a wish, we use the subjunctive 'gocen'.
Where would you most likely read 'Gozar de buena suerte'?
Biographies often use formal collocations to describe a subject's life.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
14 FragenNot really. It's more for writing, formal speeches, or describing someone's life story. Use 'tener suerte' with friends.
Yes! Adding 'mucha' makes it 'to enjoy a lot of luck'.
'Disfrutar' is for activities (disfrutar la fiesta). 'Gozar de' is for possessing qualities (gozar de salud).
It is 'gocé'. The 'z' changes to 'c' before an 'e'.
It's better to say 'le tocó la lotería'. 'Gozar de buena suerte' is for a long-term state.
In some slang contexts, yes. But 'gozar de' followed by a noun like 'suerte' or 'salud' is 100% safe and formal.
Yes, it is a standard formal expression across the entire Spanish-speaking world.
Yes: 'Él gozó de buena suerte durante toda su vida'.
There is no direct 'gozar' opposite for bad luck. Use 'sufrir de mala suerte' or 'tener mala suerte'.
Usually yes, but you can say 'gozar de suerte' and it is implied to be good.
Yes, 'suerte loca' is an idiom for 'crazy/incredible luck'.
Very much so. It's used to describe companies that are doing well due to market conditions.
Like 's' in the Americas, like 'th' in 'thin' in most of Spain.
The meaning is A1, but the grammar and register make it a perfect A2/B1 challenge.
Verwandte Redewendungen
Gozar de buena salud
similarTo enjoy good health
Tener suerte
synonymTo be lucky
Estar de suerte
similarTo be in luck (right now)
Gozar de prestigio
builds onTo enjoy prestige
Mala suerte
contrastBad luck
