Phrase · 🎚️ Nuance & positioning
Por mais que se discuta, a decisão já foi tomada.
However much it's debated, the decision has already been made.
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Why every word is where it is
Por1prepositionhowevermais1adverbmuchque1conjunctionthatse2pronoun(one)3rddiscuta1verbis debateddiscutir · subjunctive · present · 3rd sing.,adeterminertheo · fem. · sing. · definitedecisãonoundecisionfem. · sing.jáadverbalreadyfoi3verbwasser · past · 3rd sing.tomada3verbmadetomar · participle · fem. · sing..
- Por → discuta: triggers subjunctive
- decisão → foi: subject–verb
- decisão → tomada: participle agreement
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Por mais que ("however much") always takes the subjunctive: discuta. Concession & condition connectives →
- 2Indeterminate se: nobody in particular is debating. The many 'se's →
- 3foi tomada agrees with feminine a decisão.
Variations
- Por mais que se discuta, a decisão está tomada.