Breakdown of Ella considera la idea de viajar.
de
from / of
ella
she
viajar
to travel
la idea
the idea
considerar
to consider
Questions & Answers about Ella considera la idea de viajar.
Since this lesson is about verbs of thinking and believing, does considerar follow the same indicative/subjunctive rules?
Yes, considerar is a verb of thinking and works exactly like creer or pensar. If the sentence used que (that), the affirmative would take the indicative (Ella considera que es buena idea) and the negative would trigger the subjunctive (Ella no considera que sea buena idea). However, in this specific sentence, there is no que clause at all—she is simply interacting with a noun (la idea), so those rules don't apply here.
Could I skip la idea de and just say Ella considera viajar?
Why do we need the preposition de before viajar?
In Spanish, when you use a noun (like idea) and immediately follow it with a verb to explain what the noun is about, you must connect them with de. It matches the English structure directly: "the idea of traveling."
The English translation says "traveling". Why doesn't the Spanish sentence use the -ndo form (viajando)?
In Spanish, whenever a verb comes directly after a preposition (like de, a, en, or con), it must always be in its infinitive form (viajar). You only use the gerund (viajando) for actions that are currently in progress, such as Ella está viajando (She is traveling).
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