Phrase · ✋ Concession
Muito embora os números tenham melhorado, ainda há muito a fazer.
Even though the figures have improved, there's still a lot to do.
B2concedingformalAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Muitoadverbvery, a lotembora1conjunctionalthoughosdeterminertheo · masc. · pl. · definitenúmerosnounnumbersnúmero · masc. · pl.tenham1verbhave (subjunctive)ter · subjunctive · present · 3rd pl.melhoradoverbimprovedmelhorar · participle · masc. · sing.,aindaadverbstill, yetháverbthere is / arehaver · present · 3rd sing.muitoadverbvery, a lotaprepositionto, atfazerverbto do, to makeinfinitive.
- embora → tenham: + subjunctive
- números → tenham: plural
- tenham → melhorado: compound subjunctive
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Muito embora = emphatic 'even though', + tenham melhorado. Compound subjunctives (tenha / tivesse / tiver feito) →