Breakdown of El que visualicemos cosas es básico en la mnemotecnia.
ser
to be
en
in / on / at
que
that / than
la cosa
thing
básico
basic
visualizar
to visualize
la mnemotecnia
mnemonics
Questions & Answers about El que visualicemos cosas es básico en la mnemotecnia.
Why is it el que instead of just que at the beginning of the sentence?
By adding the masculine singular article el before que, we turn the whole clause (el que visualicemos cosas) into a noun phrase. This allows the entire idea to act as the subject of the sentence. It usually translates to "the fact that." Starting a sentence with just que as a subject is generally avoided in Spanish because it feels incomplete.
Why does el que trigger the subjunctive (visualicemos) here?
When el que introduces a subject clause at the beginning of a sentence, it almost always takes the subjunctive. This happens because the sentence is giving a value judgment or an opinion about that clause. We aren't declaring "we visualize things" as a standalone fact; instead, we are bringing up the concept of visualizing things in order to comment on it (by calling it básico).
Why is visualicemos spelled with a c instead of the z from visualizar?
This is a mandatory spelling change in Spanish. The letter z is rarely followed by an e or an i. When a verb ends in -zar and the conjugation requires adding an ending that starts with e (which happens in all present subjunctive forms for this verb group), the z changes to a c to maintain the same sound.
Why is it en la mnemotecnia when the English translation is just "in mnemonics"?
In Spanish, you must use a definite article (el, la, los, las) when talking about abstract concepts, general categories, or fields of study. Because mnemonics is a field of study, it requires the article la.
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