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No estamos de acuerdo con esa idea.

No estamos de acuerdo con esa idea.
We do not agree with that idea.
From Lesson 152:Verb-preposition combinations·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about No estamos de acuerdo con esa idea.

Why does this sentence use estamos de acuerdo instead of a single verb for "agree"?
In Spanish, there isn't a single everyday verb that means "to agree." Instead, you use the phrase estar de acuerdo, which literally translates to "to be of agreement." Since the subject is "we," we conjugate estar to estamos.
Does estar de acuerdo always take the preposition con?
Yes, when you want to say you agree with a person, a statement, or an idea, you use con. The full combination you should memorize as a chunk is estar de acuerdo con (to agree with).
Since an opinion can be a long-lasting belief, why do we use estar instead of ser here?
Even though an opinion might feel like a permanent trait, estar de acuerdo is a fixed phrase in Spanish. You must always use estar for agreeing or disagreeing, regardless of how strongly or permanently you hold that view.
Why is it esa idea and not ese idea?
The word idea is a feminine noun in Spanish. Because adjectives must match the gender of the noun they describe, we use the feminine word for "that" (esa). If the noun were masculine, like plan (plan), you would use ese, as in ese plan.

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