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À luz do exposto, conclui-se que a hipótese se confirma.
In light of the above, we conclude that the hypothesis is confirmed.
C2drawing conclusionsformalAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Àprepositionto thea + a · fem. · sing. · definiteluznounlightfem. · sing.doprepositionof thede + o · masc. · sing. · definiteexposto1verbthe above (lit. the set out)expor · participle · masc. · sing.,conclui2verbconcludesconcluir · present · 3rd sing.-se2pronoun(one)sequeconjunctionthatadeterminertheo · fem. · sing. · definitehipótesenounhypothesisfem. · sing.sepronoun(itself)confirmaverbis confirmedconfirmar · present · 3rd sing..
- À → exposto: à luz do exposto = in light of the above
- conclui → -se: impersonal se: conclui-se
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1«o exposto» = what has been set out above; Portuguese uses «o», not «lo».
- 2At the start of a clause, formal writing puts «se» after the verb: conclui-se. Academic register: nominalisation, impersonality & hedging →