Learn Spanish (Spain): Ella piensa que es fácil.

Ella piensa que es fácil.

She thinks that it is easy.

Breakdown of Ella piensa que es fácil.

ser

to be

ella

she / her (after a preposition)

Questions & Answers about Ella piensa que es fácil.

Why is the verb piensa instead of pensa?

The verb meaning 'to think' is pensar. It is a stem-changing verb, meaning the vowel e in the stem changes to ie when we conjugate it for most forms, including ella (she). This is why it becomes piensa.

In English, we often say 'She thinks it is easy' without the word 'that'. Can I drop que in Spanish too?

No, in Spanish you cannot skip the word que when connecting two parts of a sentence like this. You must always use it, effectively saying 'She thinks that it is easy'.

Why do we use es here instead of está?

We use es (which comes from the verb ser) because being easy is considered a permanent characteristic or fact about the thing being discussed. The other verb for 'to be' is estar, but that is used for temporary states or locations.

Why is there an accent mark on the letter a in fácil?

The accent mark tells you to put the spoken stress on the first syllable. If the accent mark was not there, standard Spanish reading rules would tell you to stress the last syllable because the word ends in the consonant L.