Es importante que nos esforcemos más si queremos mejorar.

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Breakdown of Es importante que nos esforcemos más si queremos mejorar.

• ser: to be
• importante: important
• nosotros: we

Questions & Answers about Es importante que nos esforcemos más si queremos mejorar.

Why is it nos esforcemos and not nos esforzamos?

Because Es importante que... normally triggers the subjunctive in Spanish.

Here, Es importante expresses a judgment or necessity, so the verb in the que-clause goes into the present subjunctive:

• Es importante que nos esforcemos más
• not Es importante que nos esforzamos más

So esforcemos is the correct present subjunctive form for nosotros.

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What does nos esforcemos mean grammatically?

It comes from the verb esforzarse, which means to make an effort or to try hard.

• esforzarse = infinitive
• nos = reflexive pronoun meaning ourselves
• esforcemos = we make an effort / we try hard in the subjunctive

So nos esforcemos literally means something like that we make an effort.

The nos is part of the verb because esforzarse is a reflexive verb.

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Why is nos placed before the verb?