Phrase · 🥊 Arguing & persuading
Basta ver o que aconteceu com o transporte público nos últimos anos.
Just look at what has happened to public transport in recent years.
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Why every word is where it is
Basta1verbit is enoughbastar · present · 3rd sing.ver1verbto seeinfinitiveo2pronounwhatmasc. · sing.que2pronoun(that)aconteceuverbhappenedacontecer · past · 3rd sing.comprepositiontoodeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitetransportenountransportmasc. · sing.públicoadjectivepublicmasc. · sing.nosprepositionin theem+o · masc. · pl. · definiteúltimosadjectivelastúltimo · masc. · pl.anosnounyearsano · masc. · pl..
- Basta → ver: bastar + infinitive
- que → aconteceu: subject–verb
- transporte → público: agreement
- últimos → anos: agreement
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Basta ver = "just look at": presents the evidence as if it were obvious. Discourse connectors for argument & writing →
- 2o que = "what" as a relative: o que aconteceu. Relative pronouns: quem, onde, o que, preposition + que →
Variations
- Basta olhar para o que aconteceu com o transporte público.