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Até que ponto a escola deve se responsabilizar por isso?
To what extent should the school take responsibility for this?
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Why every word is where it is
Até que ponto1adverbto what extentadeterminertheo · fem. · sing. · definiteescolanounschoolfem. · sing.deveverbmust, shoulddever · present · 3rd sing.se2pronounoneself; (impersonal se)3rdresponsabilizar2verbtake responsibilityinfinitiveporprepositionby, for, throughissopronounthat, thismasc. · sing.?
- escola → deve: subject
- se → responsabilizar: pronominal verb
- responsabilizar → por: responsabilizar-se por
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Até que ponto = to what extent. Discourse connectors for argument & writing →
- 2Brazilian placement: pronoun between the two verbs, deve se responsabilizar. Spanish responsabilizarse de → por. Clitic placement by register & written object pronouns →