Phrase · 🥊 Arguing & persuading
Pouco adianta construir escolas sem valorizar os professores.
There's little point in building schools without valuing teachers.
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Why every word is where it is
Pouco1adverblittleadianta1verbit helpsadiantar · present · 3rd sing.construir2verbbuildinginfinitiveescolasnounschoolsescola · fem. · pl.semprepositionwithoutvalorizar3verbvaluinginfinitiveosdeterminertheo · masc. · pl. · definiteprofessoresnounteachersprofessor · masc. · pl..
- Pouco → adianta: fronted adverb
- construir → adianta: subject–verb
- sem → valorizar: sem + infinitive
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Fronted pouco: Pouco adianta… = "there's little point in…". Stylistic inversion & emphatic word order →
- 2The infinitive phrase construir escolas is the subject of adianta.
- 3valorizar = "value, give due recognition (and pay)".