Phrase · 🥊 Arguing & persuading

Não se trata de proibir, mas de regulamentar.

It's not about banning it but about regulating it.

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Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place

Não1adverbenotse1pronom(it)3e pers.trata1verbeis abouttratar · présent · 3e pers. sing.de1prépositionofproibirverbebanninginfinitif,mas2conjonctionbutde2prépositionofregulamentarverberegulatinginfinitif.

se → trata: tratar-se de
trata → de: regência
mas → de: parallel de

Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi

Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.

1
tratar-se de = "be a matter of": no subject, always singular; after não, se comes first. The many 'se's →
2
não … mas de = "not … but": repeat de in the second half. Discourse connectors for argument & writing →