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Phrase · ✋ Concession

Ainda que tarde, o pedido de desculpas foi aceito.

Late as it was, the apology was accepted.

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Why every word is where it is

Ainda queconjunctioneven thoughtarde1adverblate,odeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitepedidonounordermasc. · sing.deprepositionof, fromdesculpasnounapologiesdesculpa · fem. · pl.foiverbwasser · past · 3rd sing.aceito2verbacceptaceitar · present · 1st sing..
  • pedido → aceito: masculine

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    Reduced concession: ainda que + adverb, no verb. Concession & condition connectives →
  2. 2
    With ser, Brazil prefers the short participle aceito. Double participles (aceitado / aceito) →