Breakdown of Es raro que ese dato tenga un impacto negativo.
ser
to be
tener
to have
un
a, an (masculine)
ese
that (masculine)
Questions & Answers about Es raro que ese dato tenga un impacto negativo.
Why is tenga used here instead of tiene?
The phrase es raro que (it is strange/rare that) is an impersonal expression of evaluation. Whenever you state a subjective opinion using es [adjective] que, it triggers the subjunctive mood for the action that follows. That is why the normal present tense verb tiene becomes the present subjunctive tenga.
Why does the sentence use dato for "data point"?
In Spanish, un dato refers to a single piece of information, a fact, or a data point. While we often use "data" as a collective or plural word in English, Spanish treats it as a countable noun: un dato (one data point) and los datos (the data).
Why is it ese dato and not eso dato?
Ese is the masculine singular word for "that" when describing a specific noun (like the masculine noun dato). You only use eso when "that" acts as a standalone pronoun referring to an abstract idea, a situation, or an unknown object. You never put eso directly in front of a noun.