Phrase · ⚖️ Legal & administrative
O contribuinte deverá regularizar sua situação em trinta dias, sob pena de multa.
Taxpayers must settle their situation within thirty days or face a fine.
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Why every word is where it is
Odeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitecontribuintenountaxpayermasc. · sing.deverá1verbmustdever · future · 3rd sing.regularizar1verbsettleinfinitivesuadeterminerhis/herseu · 3rd sing.situaçãonounsituationfem. · sing.emprepositionwithintrintadeterminerthirtydiasnoundaysdia · masc. · pl.,sob2prepositionunderpena2nounpenaltyfem. · sing.de2prepositionofmultanounfinefem. · sing..
- contribuinte → deverá: subject–verb
- deverá → regularizar: modal + infinitive
- sob → de: sob pena de
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Formal future deverá + infinitive expresses an obligation in rules and notices. Futuro do presente (recognition + formal use) →
- 2sob pena de = on pain of, or else face (a sanction).