Word
Me molesta que el humo entre a la casa.
Meaning
It bothers me that the smoke enters the house.
Part of speech
sentence
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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?