Phrase · 🎓 Academic discourse
Faz-se necessário aprofundar a discussão sobre o tema.
Further discussion of the topic is needed.
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Why every word is where it is
Faz1verbit becomesfazer · present · 3rd sing.-se1pronoun(itself)se · 3rdnecessário1adjectivenecessarymasc. · sing.aprofundarverbto deepeninfinitiveadeterminertheo · fem. · sing. · definitediscussãonoundiscussionfem. · sing.sobreprepositiononodeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitetemanountopicmasc. · sing..
- Faz → -se: pronominal
- necessário → aprofundar: infinitive subject
- aprofundar → discussão: object
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Faz-se necessário + infinitive = "it is necessary to"; with an infinitive subject, necessário stays masculine. Academic register: nominalisation, impersonality & hedging →