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Espero que el cónsul lo apruebe.

Espero que el cónsul lo apruebe.
I hope that the consul approves it.
From Lesson 144:Present subjunctive: Irregular verbs (sea, vaya, tenga)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Espero que el cónsul lo apruebe.

Why do we use the ending -e in apruebe instead of -a?
The phrase Espero que (I hope that) expresses a hope or desire. This triggers the subjunctive mood for the second verb. Because aprobar (to approve) is an -ar verb, its present subjunctive forms swap the usual -a endings for -e endings, making it apruebe.
I know the verb is aprobar. Where does the ue in apruebe come from?
Aprobar is a stem-changing verb where the o changes to ue. Just like it does in the normal present tense (for example, él aprueba), it keeps this exact same stem change in the present subjunctive.
Why does lo come before the verb here?
Lo means "it" and is a direct object pronoun. In Spanish, these pronouns must be placed immediately before a conjugated verb, which is why we say lo apruebe rather than putting "it" at the end of the sentence.
Why is there an accent mark on cónsul?
In Spanish, words ending in a consonant other than n or s naturally stress the last syllable (like papel or español). Because cónsul places the spoken stress on the second-to-last syllable ("CON-sul"), it needs a written accent mark to show that it breaks the normal pronunciation rule.

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