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Phrase · 🥊 Arguing & persuading

O fato é que os números não confirmam essa versão.

The fact is, the figures don't back up that version.

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Why every word is where it is

O1determinerthemasc. · sing. · definitefato2nounfactmasc. · sing.é1verbisser · present · 3rd sing.que1conjunctionthatosdeterminertheo · masc. · pl. · definitenúmerosnounfiguresnúmero · masc. · pl.nãoadverbnotconfirmamverbconfirmconfirmar · present · 3rd pl.essadeterminerthatesse · fem. · sing.versãonounversionfem. · sing..
  • O → que: o fato é que
  • números → confirmam: subject–verb
  • essa → versão: agreement

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    O fato é que… = "the fact is…": cuts through the debate to the key point. Discourse connectors for argument & writing →
  2. 2
    Brazilian spelling is fato; facto is European Portuguese.