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Me molesta que el servicio no sea superrápido.

Me molesta que el servicio no sea superrápido.
It bothers me that the service isn't super fast.
From Lesson 353:Extreme prefixes (super-, re-, requete-)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about Me molesta que el servicio no sea superrápido.

Why is superrápido written as one word with a double 'r'?
In Spanish, prefixes like super- are joined directly to the word they modify, without a space or hyphen. Because super- ends in a vowel and rápido starts with an 'r', you must double the 'r' to keep the strong rolling 'r' sound. If you only wrote one 'r', it would be pronounced with a soft tap.
Is it ever correct to write it as two separate words, like super rápido?
No, this is a very common mistake for English speakers. Unlike in English where "super fast" is two words, the Spanish prefix super- must be attached to the single adjective it intensifies. It is only written separately if it modifies a multi-word phrase, such as super de moda (super fashionable).
Why do we use the subjunctive sea instead of the indicative es?
The phrase me molesta que (it bothers me that) expresses a subjective emotion or reaction. In Spanish, verbs of emotion always trigger the subjunctive mood in the dependent clause that follows que.
Why does this sentence use ser (sea) instead of estar (esté) if we are talking about a specific instance of service?
When talking about an event, a performance, or a service (el servicio), Spanish uses ser to describe its characteristics. Even though you are judging this specific, temporary instance of the service, you are describing its defining nature in that moment, which requires ser.

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