Breakdown of Creo que la conclusión del debate es clara.
ser
to be
del
from the / of the
que
that / than
claro
clear (obvious, transparent)
Questions & Answers about Creo que la conclusión del debate es clara.
Why does this sentence use es (indicative) instead of sea (subjunctive)?
Because the sentence starts with the affirmative creo que (I believe that). In Spanish, stating a belief affirmatively declares what you consider to be a fact, so you use the indicative mood. If the sentence were negative (No creo que...), it would express doubt and require the subjunctive (sea).
Why is it del debate instead of de la debate?
The word debate is a masculine noun (el debate), even though it ends in -e. When the preposition de is followed by the masculine article el, they must combine to form the contraction del.
How do we know to use the feminine adjective clara here?