Es lógico que ... > Subjunctive

David M.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Es lógico que ... > Subjunctive

It might be worth mentioning that "Es lógico que" tends to require a subjunctive [or always does?] - because intuitively one might regard it as a certainty; i.e., we do need to learn and remember this.

Asked 4 years ago
InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hola David,

"Es lógico que + subjunctive" is a difficult one because it seems like with this you are "asserting a fact", but we see this as a comment on something being "reasonable" (more than certain). It is very subtle but this is how it works in Spanish. It would sound odd to me if we used the indicative instead of the subjunctive here.

Saludos

Inma

nev s.A2Kwiziq community member

Even in English there are at leat two senses. A technical mathematical one dealing in formal certainties, and an everyday one implying something like being eminently reasonable, so a judgement.

Es lógico que ... > Subjunctive

It might be worth mentioning that "Es lógico que" tends to require a subjunctive [or always does?] - because intuitively one might regard it as a certainty; i.e., we do need to learn and remember this.

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