Breakdown of ¡Qué bueno que establezcamos reglas razonables!
qué
what
que
that / than
bueno
good
la regla
the rule
establecer
to establish
razonable
reasonable
Questions & Answers about ¡Qué bueno que establezcamos reglas razonables!
Why is establezcamos in the subjunctive here instead of the indicative?
The phrase ¡Qué bueno que...! (How good that...!) expresses a value judgment or emotional reaction. In Spanish, when you state an opinion or react to an event using an impersonal expression like this, the following verb must be in the subjunctive.
How does this subjunctive use compare to the conditional phrases like siempre y cuando from this lesson?
Both require the subjunctive, but for different reasons. Phrases like siempre y cuando (as long as) trigger the subjunctive because they set a strict condition that must be met. ¡Qué bueno que... triggers it simply because it is an emotional evaluation of a situation, even if that situation is already a known fact.
Why does establezcamos have a zc in it?
The verb is establecer. For most verbs ending in a vowel followed by -cer or -cir, the c changes to zc whenever it comes before an a or an o. This happens in all forms of the present subjunctive, as well as the first person (I) form of the present indicative (establezco).
Could I say Qué bueno de que... in this sentence?
No, adding de here would be a common grammatical mistake. You only use de que when the preceding phrase strictly requires the preposition de (for example, estar seguro de que or alegrarse de que). The phrase Qué bueno links directly with que.
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