Phrase · 🥊 Arguing & persuading
Por mais que a ideia seja boa, faltam recursos para colocá-la em prática.
However good the idea is, there aren’t the resources to put it into practice.
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Why every word is where it is
Por1prepositionhowevermais1adverbmuchque1conjunction(that)adeterminertheo · fem. · sing. · definiteideianounideafem. · sing.seja1verbisser · subjunctive · present · 3rd sing.boaadjectivegoodbom · fem. · sing.,faltam2verbare lackingfaltar · present · 3rd pl.recursos2nounresourcesrecurso · masc. · pl.paraprepositiontocolocá3verbputcolocar · infinitive-la3object pronounito · 3rd sing. · direct objectemprepositionintopráticanounpracticefem. · sing..
- Por → seja: triggers subjunctive
- faltam → recursos: subject–verb
- colocá → -la: verb → clitic
- -la → ideia: pronoun
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Por mais que + subjunctive = "however much / no matter how". Concession & condition connectives →
- 2faltam recursos: verb first, but plural to agree with recursos. Stylistic inversion & emphatic word order →
- 3With an infinitive in writing: colocá-la (colocar + a; the r drops). Clitic placement by register & written object pronouns →