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No me di cuenta de que...

I didn't realise that... / I wasn't aware that...

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Frame for expressing that something went unnoticed. Darse cuenta = to realise. No me di cuenta = I didn't notice …

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Lo que hace falta es...

What's needed is... / What's required is...

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Impersonal frame for identifying what is necessary. More objective and formal than lo que necesito es... because it doesn't assign …

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Según...

According to... / Depending on...

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Introduces the source of information or a condition that varies. Según + noun phrase. Según parece = apparently. Según él …

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Maybe... / Perhaps...

A lo mejor...

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Very common informal way to express possibility. Crucially, takes the indicative (unlike puede que or quizás + subjunctive). A lo …

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Es lógico que...

It's logical that...

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Triggers subjunctive.

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Es posible que...

It's possible that... / It may be that...

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Always followed by the subjunctive. Expresses possibility more formally than a lo mejor. Es posible que + subjunctive.

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No hay duda de que...

There's no doubt that... / It's undeniable that...

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Expresses certainty. No hay duda de que + indicative. Used to assert something with complete confidence.

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Es necesario que...

It's necessary that...

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Triggers subjunctive.

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Está claro que...

It's clear that... / It's obvious that...

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Asserts something as evident or self-explanatory. Está claro que + indicative. Can be used to agree, to emphasise a point, …

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Es mejor que...

It's better that...

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Triggers subjunctive.

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