Phrase · ✋ Concession
Pode ser difícil, mas não é impossível.
It may be difficult, but it's not impossible.
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Why every word is where it is
Pode1verbcanpoder · present · 3rd sing.serverbto beinfinitivedifíciladjectivedifficultsing.,masconjunctionbutnãoadverbnot, noéverbisser · present · 3rd sing.impossíveladjectiveimpossiblesing..
- Pode → ser: + infinitive
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Pode ser + adjective concedes a possibility before the counterpoint. Concession & condition connectives →