Skip to content
0 of 7 daysNothing due

Phrase · 🥊 Arguing & persuading

É justamente por isso que precisamos de regras mais claras.

That's exactly why we need clearer rules.

C1expressing attitudesAudio · coming soon
Practise this phrase

Why every word is where it is

É1verbit isser · present · 3rd sing.justamente2adverbpreciselypor1prepositionforisso1pronounthatmasc. · sing.que1conjunctionthatprecisamos3verbwe needprecisar · present · 1st pl.de3preposition(of)regrasnounrulesregra · fem. · pl.maisadverbmoreclarasadjectiveclearclaro · fem. · pl..
  • É → que: cleft
  • precisamos → de: precisar de
  • regras → claras: agreement

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    Cleft É … que puts por isso in focus: "that is exactly why". Clefts & focus (é que, foi … que, o que … é) →
  2. 2
    justamente = "precisely": it sharpens the focus.
  3. 3
    precisar de + noun = "need"; before an infinitive the de drops: precisamos agir. Verbs with prepositions (regência I) →