Para tentar a la suerte

Benhur B.C1Kwiziq community member

Para tentar a la suerte

Hola,

Why is there an 'a' is this sentence? Is suerte considered a 'person' for the personal a to apply or is it an obligatory preposition after tentar?

Gracias,

Benhur

This question relates to:Spanish writing exercise "The Spanish Christmas Lottery"

Freeform Writing Exercise A2

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InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hola Benhur

Tentar a la suerte is always used with the preposition "a". It's not because we consider "suerte" a person", it is because the verb tentar used in this context, as in tempting luck, uses "a", as a set expression. The R.A.E considers the omission of the preposition here as an error. Have a look (see 4.)

Saludos

Inma

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