confiar en Dios
/konfjaɾ en djos/from spelling rules
To trust God in Spanish is to say confiar en Dios.
This phrase is used to express having faith and confidence in the will or providence of the deity.
Which one should you use?
While confiar en Dios is the standard infinitive form, you can use confía en Dios when giving a command to someone else to trust God. For more formal contexts, you may use Depositar la confianza en Dios and for an informal tone, you can use Pon tu confianza en Dios.
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb confiar must be conjugated to match the subject, such as confío en Dios for 'I trust God'. Crucially, the preposition en is required after the verb to connect it to the object of trust.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not say confiar Dios. English speakers often mistakenly omit the preposition en when translating, but the verb requires en to function correctly in this context.
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Examples in context
- En momentos de dificultad, debemos confiar en Dios.In difficult times, we must trust God.
- Encomienda tu futuro a Dios y deposita en Él toda tu confianza.Entrust your future to God and place all your trust in Him.
- Siempre confía en Dios y verás cómo todo mejora.Always trust God, and you will see how everything improves.
- Amiga, no te preocupes, pon tu confianza en Dios y todo saldrá bien.Friend, don't worry, put your trust in God, and everything will be fine.
- Debes confiar en Dios en los momentos difíciles.You must trust God in difficult moments.
- Yo siempre trato de confiar en Dios.I always try to trust God.
- Es importante confiar en Dios para tener paz.It is important to trust God to have peace.
Example conversation
Elena and Mateo are talking about a difficult life decision.
- ElenaMateo, no te preocupes tanto por el futuro.Mateo, don't worry so much about the future.
- MateoEs difícil, pero intento confiar en Dios.It is difficult, but I try to trust God.
- ElenaEso es bueno, solo debes confiar en Dios.That is good, you just have to trust God.
- MateoGracias, Elena, por tus palabras de aliento.Thank you, Elena, for your words of encouragement.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries Dios, confiar, dios, en, CC BY-SA 4.0.
