Breakdown of Es importante que leamos las sugerencias para elegir el menú.
ser
to be
leer
to read
importante
important
para
for
el menú
the menu
que
that / than
la sugerencia
the suggestion
elegir
to choose
Questions & Answers about Es importante que leamos las sugerencias para elegir el menú.
Why is leamos used here instead of leemos?
Leamos is in the subjunctive mood. The phrase es importante que (it is important that) is an impersonal expression that states an opinion or a value judgment. In Spanish, these expressions trigger the subjunctive in the following verb when specifying who performs the action.
Could I just say Es importante leer las sugerencias without using que?
Yes! If you don't specify who needs to read the suggestions, you can drop que and use the infinitive: Es importante leer... (It is important to read...). Because the original sentence specifically means 'important that we read', it requires que + the subjunctive leamos.
Why is it para elegir and not por elegir?
Why isn't the verb after para conjugated?
Prepositions like para, por, de, and en are always followed by the infinitive form of the verb (like elegir) when there is no change in subject. Since the people doing the reading and the choosing are the same ('we'), you just use para + infinitive.
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