Phrase · ✋ Concession
Apesar de o hotel ser caro, valeu cada centavo.
Although the hotel was expensive, it was worth every cent.
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Why every word is where it is
Apesar deprepositiondespiteodeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitehotelnounhotelmasc. · sing.ser1verbto beinfinitivecaroadjectiveexpensivemasc. · sing.,valeu2verbwas worthvaler · past · 3rd sing.cadadeterminereach, everycentavonouncentmasc. · sing..
- hotel → ser: subject of the infinitive
- hotel → caro: masculine
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1apesar de + subject + infinitive; careful writing keeps de o apart (speech: do hotel). Personal infinitive II →
- 2valer cada centavo = to be worth every penny. Concession & condition connectives →