Breakdown of Debido a que la tormenta destruyó el suministro, el hospital no tendrá agua.
no
no, not
tener
to have
el hospital
the hospital
el agua
water
que
that / than
la tormenta
the storm
destruir
to destroy
debido a
due to
el suministro
the supply
Questions & Answers about Debido a que la tormenta destruyó el suministro, el hospital no tendrá agua.
Why is there a que in debido a que? Can I just say debido a?
You need the que here because it introduces a full phrase with a conjugated verb (la tormenta destruyó). If you just want to say "due to the storm" (followed only by a noun), you drop the que and say debido a la tormenta. debido a que translates closely to "due to the fact that" or a formal "because."
Is there a difference between using debido a que and porque?
Since debido a que ends in que, does it trigger the subjunctive?
No, it takes the normal indicative mood (like the past tense destruyó used here). Even though learners at this level are taught to look out for que as a subjunctive trigger, causal connectors like debido a que and porque are used to declare real, established facts or causes, so they don't use the subjunctive.
What is the infinitive of tendrá and why is it spelled like that?
The infinitive is tener (to have). It has an irregular stem in the future tense. Instead of "tenerá," the "e" drops out and a "d" is added to make it easier to say, creating the stem tendr-. We then add the future tense ending -á to match el hospital.
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