Breakdown of La autora asegura que una sonrisa puede ser más poderosa que un regalo caro.
un
a
ser
to be
una
a
que
that
Questions & Answers about La autora asegura que una sonrisa puede ser más poderosa que un regalo caro.
Why is asegura que followed by the indicative puede instead of the subjunctive?
asegurar expresses a statement of fact or strong belief, so the subordinate clause uses the indicative mood. You’d only use the subjunctive after que if the main verb expressed doubt, emotion, desire or uncertainty (e.g. dudo que).
What does puede ser mean here and why not just es?
Why is poderosa feminine?
Adjectives in Spanish must agree in gender and number with the nouns they modify. Here, poderosa describes sonrisa (a feminine noun), so the adjective also takes the feminine form.
Why do we use más … que for comparisons and not más … de?
Could I say un caro regalo instead of ?