Questions & Answers about Me molesta que el peaje de esa autopista sea tan caro en verano.
Why is it me molesta que... instead of something like yo molesto?
Because molestar here works like to bother / to annoy.
- Me molesta... = It bothers me...
- The thing that causes the annoyance is the subject of the verb.
- Me is an indirect object pronoun meaning to me.
So in this sentence, the thing that bothers you is:
Literally, the structure is closer to:
- It bothers me that the toll on that motorway is so expensive in summer.
By contrast, yo molesto means I bother / I annoy, which is a completely different idea.
Why is the verb sea and not es?
Because after me molesta que..., Spanish normally uses the subjunctive.
The sentence expresses a reaction or feeling about a situation:
- Me molesta que... = It bothers me that...
When one clause expresses emotion, judgment, influence, doubt, etc., and the next clause is introduced by que, Spanish usually uses the subjunctive.
So:
not:
- Me molesta que el peaje... es tan caro ❌
Here, sea is the present subjunctive of ser.
What exactly triggers the subjunctive in this sentence?