Word
Espero que el cónsul lo apruebe.
Meaning
I hope that the consul approves it.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Espero que el cónsul lo apruebe.
esperar
to wait / to hope / to expect
que
that / than
lo
it / him (direct object)
el cónsul
the consul
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?
Why is there an accent mark on cónsul?