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Phrase · ⚖️ Legal & administrative

Exige-se firma reconhecida em cartório em todas as procurações.

All powers of attorney require a notarised signature.

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Why every word is where it is

Exige1verbis requiredexigir · present · 3rd sing.-se1pronoun(passive se)se · 3rdfirma2nounsignaturefem. · sing.reconhecida2verbcertifiedreconhecer · participle · fem. · sing.em2prepositionat acartório2nounnotary's officemasc. · sing.emprepositionintodasdetermineralltodo · fem. · pl.asdeterminertheo · fem. · pl. · definiteprocurações3nounpowers of attorneyprocuração · fem. · pl..
  • Exige → -se: passive se
  • Exige → firma: subject–verb (postposed)
  • reconhecida → firma: participle agreement
  • firma → cartório: fixed phrase

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    Exige-se: passive se with a singular subject (firma); ênclise at the start of the sentence. The many 'se's →
  2. 2
    firma reconhecida em cartório = a signature certified at a notary's office (cartório).
  3. 3
    procuração = power of attorney; plural in -ões.