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No creo que sea tan sencillo como parece.

I don't think it's as simple as it looks.

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Why every word is where it is

No1adverbnotcreo1verbI thinkcreer · present · 1st sing.queconjunctionthatsea1verbisser · subjunctive · present · 3rd sing.tan2adverbsosencilloadjectivesimplemasc. · sing.como2conjunctionaspareceverbit seemsparecer · present · 3rd sing..

creo → sea: mood
tan → como: corr

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

1
No creo que + subjunctive: a negated opinion takes the subjunctive (creo que es → no creo que sea). Opinion, certainty and possibility: indicative or subjunctive →
2
tan … como = as … as. Comparatives, superlatives and exclamatives →

Variations

No creo que sea tan fácil como parece.