Phrase · ✋ Concession

Ele é muito simpático; agora, competente ele não é.

He's very nice; competent, though, he isn't.

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Why every word is where it is

Elepronounhe, him3rd sing.éverbisser · present · 3rd sing.muitoadverbvery, a lotsimpáticoadjectivenice, friendlymasc. · sing.;agora1adverbnow,competente2adjectivecompetentsing.elepronounhe, him3rd sing.nãoadverbnot, noéverbisser · present · 3rd sing..

competente → é: fronted complement

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

1
Spoken agora = 'but, however' when it opens a contrast. Discourse connectors for argument & writing →
2
Topic first: competente is fronted for contrast. Topicalisation & left dislocation →