Word
Me molesta el hecho de que la editorial haya rechazado tu manuscrito.
Meaning
The fact that the publishing house has rejected your manuscript annoys me.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Me molesta el hecho de que la editorial haya rechazado tu manuscrito.
de
of
tu
your (singular)
que
that (relative pronoun, conjunction)
me
to me / myself (reflexive) / me (direct object)
Questions & Answers about Me molesta el hecho de que la editorial haya rechazado tu manuscrito.
Why use the present perfect subjunctive (haya rechazado) here instead of the present subjunctive (rechace)?
The present perfect subjunctive (haya + past participle) is used because the action of rejecting the manuscript is already completed, but you are experiencing the emotional reaction (me molesta) right now in the present. If you used the present subjunctive (rechace), it would imply they are rejecting it right now or might reject it in the future.
Does the phrase el hecho de que always trigger the subjunctive?
Not necessarily! The real trigger here is the verb of emotion, molestar. Because you are expressing a feeling about an action performed by a different subject (la editorial), the second verb goes into the subjunctive. If you used el hecho de que to simply state a known fact without emotion or doubt, it could take the indicative.
Why is the preposition de necessary in el hecho de que?
Why is editorial feminine (la editorial) in this sentence? Isn't it a masculine noun?