La pérdida patrimonial desapareció, de ahí que dudemos.

to doubt

Breakdown of La pérdida patrimonial desapareció, de ahí que dudemos.

• desaparecer: to disappear
• la pérdida patrimonial: the capital loss
• de ahí que: hence; which is why

Questions & Answers about La pérdida patrimonial desapareció, de ahí que dudemos.

What does de ahí que mean here?

De ahí que is a set expression meaning something like hence, which is why, or from that it follows that.

It links the first idea to the second:

• La pérdida patrimonial desapareció = the patrimonial/financial loss disappeared
• de ahí que dudemos = hence / which is why we doubt

It is a fairly formal connector, more common in written or careful speech than in everyday conversation.

Why is dudemos in the subjunctive instead of dudamos?

Because de ahí que normally introduces a consequence that is presented through the subjunctive.

So after de ahí que, Spanish usually uses the subjunctive:

• de ahí que dudemos
• de ahí que sea importante
• de ahí que no quieran venir

This is one of those expressions you largely have to learn as a pattern:

• de ahí que + subjunctive

If you said de ahí que dudamos, it would sound wrong to most speakers.

What tense is desapareció?