Phrase · 🎚️ Nuance & positioning
Por pior que seja a notícia, é melhor saber logo.
However bad the news is, it's better to know right away.
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Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place
Por1prépositionhoweverpior1adjectifbad (lit. worse)fém. · sing.que1conjonction(that)seja1verbeisser · subjonctif · présent · 3e pers. sing.adéterminanttheo · fém. · sing. · défininotícia2nomnewsfém. · sing.,éverbeit isser · présent · 3e pers. sing.melhoradjectifbettermasc. · sing.saberverbeto knowinfinitiflogo3adverberight away.
- Por → que: por… que
- que → seja: triggers subjunctive
- seja → notícia: subject–verb (postposed)
- melhor → saber: infinitive subject
Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi
Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.
- 1Por pior que seja = "however bad it is": por + comparative + que + subjunctive. Also por melhor que. Concession & condition connectives →
- 2a notícia is one piece of news; as notícias = the news.
- 3logo = "right away, soon"; it doesn't mean "later".