Breakdown of A veces parece imposible estudiar español cada día.
el día
the day
cada
each, every
español
Spanish
a veces
sometimes
Questions & Answers about A veces parece imposible estudiar español cada día.
Why is there no it before parece? In English we say “Sometimes it seems impossible…”
Spanish often leaves out the dummy subject it that English needs.
- English: Sometimes it seems impossible to study Spanish every day.
- Spanish: A veces parece imposible estudiar español cada día.
In Spanish, the subject of parece is the whole idea estudiar español cada día (to study Spanish every day). Since that idea comes after the verb and Spanish doesn’t use a dummy it, nothing is needed in front of parece.
You could make the subject clearer and say:
- Estudiar español cada día a veces parece imposible.
(To study Spanish every day sometimes seems impossible.)
But the original version is more natural and common.
What exactly does a veces mean, and where can it go in the sentence?