Breakdown of Dado que esta sucursal cerrará, vamos a abrir otra.
abrir
to open
ir
to go
a
to
este
this
otro
other
cerrar
to close
dado que
given that
la sucursal
branch (office)
Questions & Answers about Dado que esta sucursal cerrará, vamos a abrir otra.
Why does dado que trigger the indicative (cerrará) here instead of the subjunctive?
Even though "given that" can sometimes feel like a hypothetical condition in English, dado que introduces an established fact or an objective cause. Because the speaker is declaring this closure as a reality that explains the next action, it requires the indicative.
Could I use ya que or puesto que instead of dado que in this sentence?
Yes, they are mostly interchangeable here as causal conjunctions meaning "since" or "because." Dado que and puesto que are slightly more formal than ya que. You will often see dado que used in business or administrative contexts to present a logical premise for a decision, making it a perfect fit for talking about closing a company branch.
Why is it just otra at the end and not una otra for "another"?
What kind of "branch" is a sucursal?
A sucursal refers specifically to a branch office or location of a business, bank, store, or organization. If you were talking about the physical branch of a tree, you would use the word rama instead.
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