Breakdown of Me molesta que el humo entre a la casa.
la casa
the house
a
to
entrar
to enter
que
that / than
me
to me / me (direct object)
molestar
to bother
el humo
the smoke
Questions & Answers about Me molesta que el humo entre a la casa.
Why is entre used here instead of the normal present tense entra?
Because the sentence starts with Me molesta que (It bothers me that). In Spanish, whenever you express an emotion, judgment, or feeling about an action performed by someone or something else, that action must be in the subjunctive mood. That is why the regular verb entrar becomes entre.
Why do we need the preposition a in entre a la casa? In English, we just say 'enters the house.'
Unlike English, the Spanish verb entrar cannot attach directly to a place. It usually requires a preposition to show movement into that destination. In Latin America, entrar a is the most common and standard way to say 'to enter [a place].'
Is Me the subject of the verb molesta?
Could I just use the infinitive and say Me molesta el humo entrar a la casa?
No, because there are two different subjects at play. The one being bothered is you (Me), but the thing doing the entering is the smoke (el humo). When the subjects are different, you must separate the clauses with que and use the subjunctive. You would only use the infinitive if you were doing both actions, like in Me molesta entrar a la casa (It bothers me to enter the house).
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