Breakdown of No es fácil hablar de mis sentimientos.
ser
to be
de
of
no
no / not
fácil
easy
hablar
to speak
mi
my
el sentimiento
the feeling (emotion)
Questions & Answers about No es fácil hablar de mis sentimientos.
Why do we use es instead of está for "is"?
We use es (from the verb ser) because this is an impersonal expression stating a general fact. When you want to say "it is [adjective]" to describe an action or an idea, you always use ser.
Why isn't there a word for "it" at the beginning of the sentence?
Spanish does not use dummy pronouns for "it" in impersonal sentences like English does. You just start directly with the negative word or the verb, which is why no es fácil is all you need for "it isn't easy".
Why is hablar used here instead of the gerund hablando (talking)?
In Spanish, when a verb acts as the subject of a sentence or a general concept, it must be in the infinitive (hablar). While in English we can say "talking about my feelings isn't easy," Spanish strictly uses the infinitive for this.
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