Phrase · 🥊 Arguing & persuading
Se há algo que a pandemia nos ensinou, é que a ciência importa.
If there's one thing the pandemic taught us, it's that science matters.
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Why every word is where it is
Se1conjunctionifhá1verbthere ishaver · present · 3rd sing.algo1pronounsomethingquepronounthatadeterminertheo · fem. · sing. · definitepandemianounpandemicfem. · sing.nos2object pronounusnós · 1st pl. · indirect objectensinouverbtaughtensinar · past · 3rd sing.,é1verbit isser · present · 3rd sing.que1conjunctionthatadeterminertheo · fem. · sing. · definiteciêncianounsciencefem. · sing.importaverbmattersimportar · present · 3rd sing..
- Se → é: cleft frame
- pandemia → ensinou: subject–verb
- ensinou → nos: verb → clitic
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Se há algo que…, é que… = "if there's one thing…, it's that…": a cleft frame for the key lesson. Clefts & focus (é que, foi … que, o que … é) →
- 2nos = "us", placed before the verb after que. Clitic placement by register & written object pronouns →
Variations
- Se tem uma coisa que a pandemia nos ensinou, é que a ciência importa.