Word
Las mujeres cuchichean sobre lo de que el aforo está limitado.
Meaning
The women whisper about the thing about the capacity being limited.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Las mujeres cuchichean sobre lo de que el aforo está limitado.
de
from / of
las
the (feminine plural)
estar
to be (location/state)
la mujer
the woman
Questions & Answers about Las mujeres cuchichean sobre lo de que el aforo está limitado.
How exactly does lo de que function in this sentence?
The phrase lo de que is used to refer to a known situation, rumor, or topic of conversation. It translates roughly to "the thing about" or "the whole business of." Here, lo de refers to the general topic, and que connects it to the conjugated clause el aforo está limitado to explain exactly what that topic is.
Could I just say sobre que instead of sobre lo de que?
Why is the indicative está used here rather than the subjunctive esté?
The subjunctive isn't automatically triggered by lo de que. The women are whispering about a piece of news or a fact they believe to be true (the capacity is indeed limited). Because it's being treated as a declarative fact rather than a doubt or an emotional reaction, the indicative está is used.
Why do we use está instead of es with limitado?