Phrase · 🎓 Academic discourse
No que tange à metodologia, optou-se por uma abordagem qualitativa.
As for the methodology, a qualitative approach was chosen.
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Why every word is where it is
No1prepositionas forem+o · masc. · sing.que1pronounthattange1verbconcernstanger · present · 3rd sing.à1prepositionto thea+a · fem. · sing. · definitemetodologianounmethodologyfem. · sing.,optou2verbwas chosenoptar · past · 3rd sing.-se2pronoun(impersonal se)se · 3rdpor2prepositionforumadetermineraum · fem. · sing. · indefiniteabordagemnounapproachfem. · sing.qualitativaadjectivequalitativequalitativo · fem. · sing..
- No → à: no que tange a
- optou → -se: indeterminate se
- optou → por: optar por
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1No que tange a = "as regards": a formal frame; a + a metodologia → à. Academic register: nominalisation, impersonality & hedging →
- 2optou-se por: indeterminate se with a preposition, so the verb stays singular. The many 'se's →