Es importante que los votantes analicen la economía.
It is important that voters analyze the economy.
Breakdown of Es importante que los votantes analicen la economía.
ser
to be
los
the (masculine plural)
importante
important
que
that / than
la
the (feminine)
analizar
to analyze
el votante
the voter
la economía
the economy
Questions & Answers about Es importante que los votantes analicen la economía.
Why is analicen in the subjunctive here?
The phrase es importante que is an impersonal expression that states a judgment or opinion. In Spanish, these expressions trigger the subjunctive mood in the clause that follows, which is why we use analicen instead of the indicative analizan.
Why is analicen spelled with a c when the infinitive is analizar?
In Spanish, the letter z changes to a c before an e to maintain the correct pronunciation. Because the present subjunctive endings for -ar verbs start with e, all verbs ending in -zar have this spelling change. This is why analizar becomes analicen here.
The English translation just says voters, so why does the Spanish sentence use los votantes?
When talking about a noun in a general sense or as an entire group, Spanish requires a definite article like los or las. Because the sentence refers to voters as a general class of people, we must say los votantes.
How could I incorporate the current lesson's grammar to say It is important that whoever votes analyzes the economy?
You would replace los votantes with the free-choice expression quienquiera que vote. The sentence would be Es importante que quienquiera que vote analice la economía. Notice that vote takes the subjunctive, which is the rule when quienquiera que refers to an unknown person or future action.
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