Question 1

The lesson is about cada vez más, so why is it just cada here?

Accepted Answer

The word cada simply means "each" or "every". The phrase cada vez más literally means "each time more". Seeing cada used with a normal noun like notificación helps remind you of its basic meaning before you use it in those more complex comparisons.

Question 2

Could I say todas las notificaciones digitales instead of cada notificación digital?

Accepted Answer

Yes, but the focus shifts slightly. Todas las notificaciones means "all notifications" as a group. Using cada notificación emphasizes "each" or "every single" notification individually, which makes the speaker's frustration feel a bit more specific and intense.

Question 3

Why is it me molesta rather than yo molesto?

Accepted Answer

The verb molestar (to bother) works exactly like gustar. The subject of the verb is the notification, so the verb is conjugated in the "it" form (molesta). The pronoun me shows who is receiving the action: the notification bothers me. If you said yo molesto, it would mean "I bother" someone else.

Question 4

Why do we use es instead of está for a distraction? Aren't distractions temporary?

Accepted Answer

We use es (from ser) because we are defining what the notification is by using a noun phrase (una distracción). Whenever you link a subject to a noun to identify what it is, you must use ser, regardless of how temporary the situation might feel.

Cada notificación digital es una distracción y me molesta.

Breakdown of Cada notificación digital es una distracción y me molesta.

Questions & Answers about Cada notificación digital es una distracción y me molesta.

Learn Cada notificación digital es una distracción y me molesta and more in Spanish