Phrase · 🎚️ Nuance & positioning
Seja qual for o resultado, vamos respeitá-lo.
Whatever the outcome, we will respect it.
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Why every word is where it is
Seja1verbbeser · subjunctive · present · 3rd sing.qual1pronounwhateverfor1verbit may beser · subjunctive · future · 3rd sing.odeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definiteresultadonounoutcomemasc. · sing.,vamos2verbwe're going toir · present · 1st pl.respeitá2verbrespectrespeitar · infinitive-lo2object pronounito · 3rd sing. · direct object.
- Seja → for: seja qual for
- for → resultado: subject–verb
- -lo → resultado: antecedent
- vamos → respeitá: ir + infinitive
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Seja qual for + noun = "whatever": present + future subjunctive. Plural: sejam quais forem. Frozen subjunctive formulae & legal future subjunctive →
- 2After an infinitive, o becomes -lo: respeitá-lo. In speech, just vamos respeitar. Clitic placement by register & written object pronouns →