Breakdown of ¿Qué deberíamos decidir respecto al desarrollo económico de la ciudad?
de
from / of
la ciudad
the city
qué
what
decidir
to decide
al
to the
deber
must / should
el desarrollo
development
económico
economic
respecto a
regarding / with respect to
Questions & Answers about ¿Qué deberíamos decidir respecto al desarrollo económico de la ciudad?
Why is it respecto al instead of just respecto a?
The set phrase for regarding or with respect to is respecto a. However, because the following noun is masculine singular (el desarrollo), the preposition a and the article el must combine to form the mandatory contraction al.
Could I use en cuanto a or con relación a here instead of respecto a?
Is there a difference between respecto a and con respecto a?
Why use the conditional deberíamos here instead of the present tense debemos?
Using the conditional tense softens the verb deber. While debemos decidir sounds like a strict obligation meaning we must decide, deberíamos decidir sounds more like asking for advice or discussing ideal plans, meaning what should we decide. At the B2 level, using the conditional to soften requests or suggestions is a key conversational skill.
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