Breakdown of Es lógico que ahorremos combustible en cada trayecto.
ser
to be
en
in / on / at
que
that / than
lógico
logical
Questions & Answers about Es lógico que ahorremos combustible en cada trayecto.
Why is ahorremos used here instead of the indicative ahorramos?
Ahorremos is the present subjunctive form of ahorrar (to save). We use the subjunctive here because of the phrase Es lógico que (It is logical that). In Spanish, impersonal expressions that state an opinion, judgment, or emotion about an action always trigger the subjunctive mood in the second part of the sentence.
Is there a way to express this idea without using que and the subjunctive?
Yes! If you want to make a general statement without specifying who is saving the fuel, you can drop que and use the infinitive: Es lógico ahorrar combustible (It is logical to save fuel). However, because we specifically want to say that we are saving fuel, we must use que followed by the conjugated subjunctive verb.
Why isn't there a definite article before combustible?
In Spanish, just like in English, we often drop the article when talking about an uncountable substance or mass noun in a general or indefinite quantity. Because we are talking about saving fuel in general, rather than a specific tank or batch of it, we simply say ahorremos combustible instead of ahorremos el combustible.
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