Breakdown of Creo que esta diapositiva es muy importante.
ser
to be
muy
very
que
that (relative pronoun, conjunction)
creer
to believe / to think
este
this (m.sg., also esta, estos, estas, esto)
importante
important
la diapositiva
the slide (presentation)
Questions & Answers about Creo que esta diapositiva es muy importante.
Why do we use the indicative es here instead of the subjunctive?
Even though creo que (I think that) expresses an opinion, in Spanish, affirmative statements with verbs of belief or thought (like creer and pensar) take the indicative mood. You only use the subjunctive if the verb is negative, like no creo que sea (I don't think that it is).
Why doesn't esta have an accent mark?
Here, esta is a demonstrative adjective meaning "this," and it directly accompanies the noun diapositiva. It never takes an accent. You might be thinking of the verb está (he/she/it is), which has an accent on the last syllable. You might also see older texts use an accent on the pronoun ésta (this one), but modern Spanish rules have dropped that accent too.
Is diapositiva the standard word for a presentation slide?
Yes! If you are giving a presentation for work or school, a single slide is a diapositiva. While you might sometimes hear Spanish speakers borrow the English word, diapositiva is the correct and most common Spanish term.
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