Phrase · 🎓 Academic discourse
A hipótese foi refutada pelos testes estatísticos.
The hypothesis was refuted by the statistical tests.
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Why every word is where it is
Adeterminertheo · fem. · sing. · definitehipótesenounhypothesisfem. · sing.foi1verbwasser · past · 3rd sing.refutada1verbrefutedrefutar · participle · fem. · sing.pelos2prepositionby thepor+o · masc. · pl. · definitetestesnounteststeste · masc. · pl.estatísticosadjectivestatisticalestatístico · masc. · pl..
- hipótese → foi: subject–verb
- refutada → hipótese: participle agreement
- refutada → pelos: agent
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Passive with ser: refutada agrees with a hipótese. Passive voice with ser (and estar / ficar + participle) →
- 2The agent takes por: por + os = pelos.