Breakdown of Es inevitable enfrentar las consecuencias de esa acción.
ser
to be
de
from / of
ese
that (masculine)
la
the (feminine)
Questions & Answers about Es inevitable enfrentar las consecuencias de esa acción.
Why doesn't this sentence use the subjunctive, like enfrente or enfrentemos?
Impersonal expressions like es inevitable only trigger the subjunctive when there is a specific subject introduced by que. Because this sentence makes a general statement without pointing to a specific person, we just use the infinitive enfrentar. If you wanted to say 'It is inevitable that we face...', you would use the subjunctive: Es inevitable que enfrentemos las consecuencias.
I've often seen enfrentarse a instead of just enfrentar. What is the difference?
In Latin American Spanish, it is very common to use enfrentar as a direct transitive verb without the reflexive pronoun or the preposition a. In Spain, you are much more likely to hear the pronominal version enfrentarse a las consecuencias. Both are perfectly correct, but the version in this sentence sounds extremely natural across Latin America.
How could I incorporate al fin y al cabo or en definitiva into this sentence?
Since this sentence expresses an ultimate result, it pairs perfectly with conclusive markers. You would typically place them at the beginning of the sentence to summarize whatever was just said. For example: En definitiva, es inevitable enfrentar las consecuencias (In short, it is inevitable...) or Al fin y al cabo, es inevitable... (At the end of the day, it is inevitable...).
Could I use afrontar instead of enfrentar here?