Breakdown of Es importante proteger mi salud mental.
ser
to be
mi
my
importante
important
la salud
the health
Questions & Answers about Es importante proteger mi salud mental.
Why isn’t there que before proteger?
Spanish allows the impersonal formula es + adjective + infinitive to express general ideas. Here, es importante proteger literally means “it’s important to protect….” You don’t need que or a subjunctive when you use the infinitive directly after es importante.
When would I use es importante que + subjunctive instead?
Use es importante que + [subjunctive] when you have two different subjects in the sentence or want to emphasize a specific person’s action.
• General (same or unspecified subject): Es importante proteger mi salud mental.
• Specific (different subject): Es importante que tú protejas tu salud mental.
Why do we use ser (es) and not estar (está) with importante?
Ser is used with adjectives that express inherent qualities, definitions or general truths. Saying es importante frames “important” as a fundamental quality of the action. If you said está importante, it would imply a temporary state, which doesn’t fit here.
Why is there no article before mi salud mental?