Phrase · 🎓 Academic and professional discourse
Cabe señalar que la muestra se limita a estudiantes universitarios.
It should be noted that the sample is limited to university students.
C2flagging a limitationformalAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Cabe1verbit is fittingcaber · present · 3rd sing.señalar1verbto point outinfinitivequeconjunctionthatladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definitemuestra2nounsamplefem. · sing.se3pronoun(itself)3rdlimita3verbis limitedlimitar · present · 3rd sing.a3prepositiontoestudiantesnounstudentsestudiante · pl.universitariosadjectiveuniversityuniversitario · masc. · pl..
- Cabe → señalar: caber + infinitive
- señalar → que: señalar que + clause
- se → a: limitarse a
- universitarios → estudiantes: universitarios agrees with estudiantes
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1cabe + infinitive = it should be noted, it is worth: impersonal caber, a staple of academic writing. Formal register: impersonalisation, nominalisation and correspondence →
- 2la muestra = the sample (statistics); it can also mean an exhibition.
- 3limitarse a = to be limited to, cover only. Verbs with prepositions →
Variations
- Cabe destacar que la muestra solo incluye a estudiantes universitarios.
- Hay que señalar que la muestra se limita a universitarios.
- Conviene precisar que la muestra está formada solo por estudiantes universitarios.