Phrase · 🎲 Certainty, doubt and probability
Es muy posible que el partido se suspenda por la lluvia.
It's quite possible the game will be called off because of the rain.
B2expressing certaintyAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Es1verbit isser · present · 3rd sing.muyadverbveryposible1adjectivepossiblesing.queconjunctionthateldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitepartidonoungame, matchmasc. · sing.se2object pronoun(itself)3rd · direct objectsuspenda1verbis called offsuspender · subjunctive · present · 3rd sing.porprepositionforladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definitelluvianounrainfem. · sing..
- posible → suspenda: mood
- partido → suspenda: agree
- lluvia → la: agree
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Es muy posible que + subjunctive: possibility triggers the subjunctive, even when the chance is high. Opinion, certainty and possibility: indicative or subjunctive →
- 2se suspenda: se with no agent = the game gets called off. Impersonal and passive se; reciprocal se →
Variations
- Es muy probable que el partido se suspenda por la lluvia.