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No sé si el asunto es tan complicado, pero quizá sea mejor empezar pronto.

No sé si el asunto es tan complicado, pero quizá sea mejor empezar pronto.
I’m not sure if the matter is so complicated, but maybe it’s better to start soon.
FromLesson 9inHardcore Spanish (Spain)
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Breakdown of No sé si el asunto es tan complicado, pero quizá sea mejor empezar pronto.

ser
to be
pero
but
el
the
tan
so
mejor
better
complicado
complicated
pronto
soon
empezar
to start
quizá
maybe
el asunto
the matter
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Questions & Answers about No sé si el asunto es tan complicado, pero quizá sea mejor empezar pronto.

Why is sea used instead of es here after quizá?
Quizá indicates a possibility or uncertainty, which often calls for the subjunctive in Spanish. Hence, we say quizá sea rather than quizá es to reflect that the situation is not certain.
Why do we say No sé si instead of just using something like No sé?
No sé si introduces an indirect question or unknown condition (meaning “I don’t know if…”). It sets up a clause that expresses uncertainty about the following statement: whether or not el asunto es tan complicado.
What does tan do in tan complicado?
Tan is an intensifier meaning “so” in English. It’s used to emphasize the degree of whatever adjective comes after it—here, complicado—thus implying the possibility of a high level of complexity.
Why use the infinitive empezar rather than conjugating it?
When a verb follows an expression like es mejor (it’s better), it usually remains in the infinitive in Spanish because it’s functioning as a general statement or recommendation, rather than referring to a specifically conjugated subject.