Questions & Answers about Es agradable caminar en la playa.
Why doesn't this sentence use que and the subjunctive?
In this lesson, you are learning expressions like es importante que... which trigger the subjunctive. But you only use que + subjunctive when there is a specific person doing the action (like saying "It is pleasant that you walk"). Because this sentence is a general statement about an activity that applies to anyone, we skip que and simply use the infinitive verb (caminar).
Why is there no word for "It" at the beginning of es agradable?
Spanish doesn't use a "dummy" subject pronoun like "it" for impersonal expressions or for weather (like "it is raining"). You just start directly with the verb: Es agradable (It is pleasant).
Could I say caminar por la playa instead of en la playa?