Breakdown of La revista publica todo el escándalo hoy.
hoy
today
la revista
the magazine
todo
all / everything
publicar
to publish
el escándalo
the scandal
Questions & Answers about La revista publica todo el escándalo hoy.
Why is revista used here? Doesn't it mean "review"?
Revista is a classic false friend for English speakers. While it looks similar to the word "review", it actually means "magazine". If you want to say "review" (like a book or movie review), you would use reseña or crítica.
Why do we need the el in todo el escándalo?
When you want to say "the whole" or "all of the" in Spanish, you must include the definite article (el, la, los, or las) directly after todo. If you just said todo escándalo without the el, it would change the meaning to "every scandal" instead of "the whole scandal".
How would I apply this lesson's grammar to say "I don't think the magazine publishes the whole scandal today"?
You would say: No creo que la revista publique todo el escándalo hoy. Because you are expressing a negative opinion (no creo que), it triggers the subjunctive mood. This changes the indicative verb publica to the present subjunctive form publique.
Why does the spelling change to publique in the subjunctive?
The infinitive of the verb is publicar. If you just added the subjunctive -e ending to the root, you would get publice. In Spanish, a c followed by an e makes a soft sound (like "th" in Spain). To keep the hard "k" sound from the original verb, the c must change to qu, creating publique.
Why does escándalo have an accent mark?
The stress in escándalo falls on the third-to-last syllable (es-CÁN-da-lo). Words stressed on the third-to-last syllable are known as esdrújulas, and Spanish spelling rules dictate that they must always carry a written accent mark.
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