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Why is it revisemos and not revisamos?
Revisemos is the present subjunctive, and here it is being used as a first-person plural exhortation — the Spanish way to say let’s review.
- revisamos = we review / we are reviewing / we reviewed (depending on context)
- revisemos = let’s review
So in this sentence, Revisemos el presupuesto... means the speaker is proposing a joint action.
Is revisemos a command?
Yes, in effect it works like a command, but specifically a command that includes the speaker.
Spanish uses the subjunctive for this kind of let’s... idea:
- Hablemos = let’s talk
- Veamos = let’s see
- Revisemos = let’s review
So it is not an ordinary statement about we review; it is a suggestion, proposal, or instruction involving we.
Could the sentence include nosotros?
Yes, you could say Nosotros revisemos el presupuesto..., but it would usually sound unnecessary or marked.
Spanish normally leaves out subject pronouns when the verb already makes the subject clear. Since revisemos already tells us it is we, nosotros is usually omitted.
You would add nosotros only for emphasis or contrast, such as:
- Nosotros revisemos el presupuesto, y ellos preparen el informe.
What does desglosado mean here?
Why is it desglosado and not desglosada?
Why does desglosado come after presupuesto?
In Spanish, adjectives often come after the noun, especially when they are describing a factual characteristic or type.
So presupuesto desglosado is the normal order for itemized budget.
If an adjective comes before the noun, it often adds a more subjective, stylistic, or emphatic nuance, but that would not be natural here. This is a straightforward administrative description, so noun + adjective is the expected pattern.
What does pues mean in this sentence?
Can I replace pues with porque?
Yes, in many situations you can, and the meaning would stay very similar:
That said, there is a slight difference in tone:
- porque = the most common, neutral because
- pues = often a bit more formal, explanatory, or administrative in tone
In a sentence like this, especially in professional or institutional Spanish, pues sounds very natural.
Why is there a comma before pues?
Why does it say hay cofinanciación instead of hay la cofinanciación?
Because cofinanciación is being mentioned in a general, indefinite way.
Spanish often uses hay + noun without an article when simply stating that something exists or is present.
You would use la cofinanciación only if you were referring to a specific, already identified co-financing arrangement:
- La cofinanciación ya está aprobada.
What exactly is cofinanciación?
Cofinanciación means co-financing or joint funding — when more than one entity helps fund something.
It is a common word in formal contexts such as:
- public administration
- grants
- EU projects
- NGOs
- business or institutional budgets
So this sentence sounds like something you might hear in a meeting, report, or project-planning context.
Why is hay used here?
Hay is the impersonal form meaning there is / there are.
So:
- hay cofinanciación = there is co-financing
It does not agree with the noun in number the way English sometimes makes learners expect. Hay stays the same:
- hay un problema
- hay dos problemas
- hay cofinanciación
It is simply the normal way to express existence in Spanish.
Why does cofinanciación have an accent mark?
Because the stress falls on the final syllable: cofinanciación.
In Spanish, words ending in n, s, or a vowel are normally stressed on the second-to-last syllable. Since this word is stressed on the last syllable instead, it needs a written accent mark.
So the accent tells you the stress is:
- co-fi-nan-cia-ción
Does this sentence sound formal?
Yes, it sounds fairly formal or professional.
That feeling comes from several elements:
- Revisemos as a meeting-style proposal
- presupuesto desglosado as administrative vocabulary
- pues as a formal connector
- cofinanciación as institutional/financial language
It sounds like something said in a workplace, project meeting, funding discussion, or official document rather than casual everyday conversation.
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