Breakdown of En cuanto a la infraestructura, es increíble que recorten los gastos.
ser
to be
los
the (masculine plural)
que
that / than
increíble
incredible
Questions & Answers about En cuanto a la infraestructura, es increíble que recorten los gastos.
How exactly does en cuanto a work here, and could I use respecto a instead?
Why is the verb recorten in the subjunctive rather than the indicative?
The phrase es increíble que expresses an emotional reaction or a subjective opinion about an action. In Spanish, whenever you use an impersonal expression showing emotion or value judgment (like es increíble que, es terrible que, es bueno que), it triggers the subjunctive for the verb that follows. Here, that is recorten.
Why use recorten for "cut" instead of corten?
While cortar means "to cut" in a physical sense (like cutting paper or hair), recortar is the specific verb used for trimming or reducing things like budgets, expenses (gastos), or personnel. If you used cortar, it would sound like they are physically slicing the money with scissors.
In English we can just say "As for infrastructure," so why does Spanish require la here?