Que tengas un buen fin de semana
 

I have a question regarding the above sentence. I see and hear it quite a bit and I know what it means, but is it a short for for 'Espero que tengas un buen fin de semana'? Or why does it start with a 'que'?

Thanks

The way I get it is, the Que is like a polite wish, something like May you have a good weekend. That's why the verb form is tengas rather than tienes. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Instead of using a direct command, telling someone to have a good day, this construct is nothing more than a wish, and the subjunctive mood is used when wishing something.

You can think of it as a shortened form of a wish, as you wondered, but this is a very common way to express a wish without the verb 'esperar'. The conjunction 'que' accompanies the subjunctive clause.

Gracias! That's very helpful

If you are Star Wars fans then you should remember this example, which is the same case as above:

"May the Force be with you" = "Que la Fuerza te acompañe"

:)

Haha, that is perfect, carlosvilas! I will always remember now, thanks so much.