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

Asked 3 years ago
InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in Kwiziq

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

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

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