What triggers tratarse in this sentence?

Shirley S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

What triggers tratarse in this sentence?

Thanks for explaining, shirley.

Parece ser que ________ un malentendido. It looks like it is a misunderstanding.tratatrata dese trata de

This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Spanish verb Tratar/ Tratar de and Tratarse de"

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InmaKwiziq Head of Spanish, Native Spanish Teacher

Hola Shirley

This use of "tratarse de" clicks with the explanation we give in the lesson, saying that it could mean "it is..." -it's used as an impersonal sentence where you won't see the subject. If we say "it is a misunderstanding" we assume that something has been mentioned before and we conclude saying that (whatever was mentioned/happened before) is a misunderstanding.

I hope this clarified it.

Saludos

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