Emotion triggers: me alegra que, siento que

Erklärung

When a main clause expresses an emotional reaction to something, the subordinate clause takes the subjunctive: me alegra que estés aquí, siento que no puedas venir, me molesta que llegue tarde. The fact may well be true — the subjunctive marks it as something reacted to, not asserted.

The trigger family is broad: alegrarse de que, sentir que ('to regret'), me gusta/encanta/molesta/fastidia que, temer que, sorprender que, dar pena/rabia que, and es una lástima/pena que.

When the two clauses share a subject, Spanish collapses to the infinitive instead — adding de where the verb requires it: me alegro de verte (not *me alegro de que yo te vea), siento molestarte.

Beispiele

Verwandte Regeln

• When the subjunctive fires: the map
• Es importante que, es posible que