Breakdown of O facto de nós transmitirmos o comunicado hoje é importante.
ser
to be
de
of / from / by (means of transport) / wearing (attire)
nós
we
hoje
today
importante
important
o facto
the fact
transmitir
to broadcast / to convey
o comunicado
the press release
Questions & Answers about O facto de nós transmitirmos o comunicado hoje é importante.
Why do we use the personal infinitive transmitirmos here instead of the subjunctive?
The trigger is the preposition de in the phrase O facto de. Prepositions in Portuguese are generally followed by an infinitive. Because we want to specify exactly who is doing the broadcasting, we use the personal (conjugated) infinitive, giving us transmitirmos to match 'we'.
Could I phrase this using the subjunctive instead?
Yes, but you would need to change the trigger phrase. If you use o facto de que (the fact that) instead of just o facto de, the conjunction que introduces a new clause that requires the subjunctive: O facto de que nós transmitamos.... However, using o facto de plus the personal infinitive is highly natural and common in Portugal.
Is the pronoun nós strictly necessary in this sentence?
Can comunicado mean anything else besides 'press release'?
Yes, it is quite a versatile noun. Depending on the context, um comunicado can also be translated as an official statement, a notice, a bulletin, or a general public announcement.
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