Phrase · 📑 Academic & legal formulas
Tal hipótese, contudo, carece de comprovação empírica.
This hypothesis, however, lacks empirical support.
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Why every word is where it is
Tal1determinersuch, thissing.hipótesenounhypothesisfem. · sing.,contudo2adverbhowever,careceverblackscarecer · present · 3rd sing.deprepositionof, fromcomprovaçãonounprooffem. · sing.empíricaadjectiveempiricalempírico · fem. · sing..
- Tal → hipótese: tal + noun = anaphoric reference
- carece → comprovação: carecer de
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1«tal» + noun (no article) refers back to something just mentioned. Cohesion & reference in sophisticated texts →
- 2«contudo» = however; set off by commas mid-sentence. Discourse connectors for argument & writing →