Wendung · 🥊 Arguing & persuading

Pode-se até discordar da forma, mas não do conteúdo.

One may disagree with the form, but not with the substance.

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Warum jedes Wort dort steht, wo es steht

Pode1Verbone canpoder · Präsens · 3. Pers. Sg.-se1Pronomen(impersonal se)se · 3. Pers.até2Adverbevendiscordar3VerbdisagreeInfinitivda3Präpositionwith thede+a · fem. · Sg. · bestimmtformaNomenformfem. · Sg.,mas2KonjunktionbutnãoAdverbnotdoPräpositionwith thede+o · mask. · Sg. · bestimmtconteúdoNomencontentmask. · Sg..

Pode → -se: impersonal se
discordar → da: discordar de
até → mas: concession

Warum sie so gebaut ist

Die Hinweise passen zu den Nummern oben.

1
Pode-se: impersonal se, "one can"; formal enclisis at the start of the sentence. The many 'se's →
2
até … mas concedes a minor point before defending the main one. Discourse connectors for argument & writing →
3
discordar de = "disagree with". Verbs with prepositions (regência I) →