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Como ya se ha mencionado, el estudio se realizó en tres países.
As already mentioned, the study was carried out in three countries.
C1referring backformalAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Comoconjunctionas, like; since; if (with subjunctive)yaadverbalready; nowse1pronounhimself, herself, itself, themselves; (impersonal)3rdhaverbhas (auxiliary)haber · present · 3rd sing.mencionadoverbmentionedmencionar · participle · masc. · sing.,eldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definiteestudionounstudymasc. · sing.sepronounhimself, herself, itself, themselves; (impersonal)3rdrealizó2verbcarried out; (se realizó) was carried outrealizar · past · 3rd sing.enprepositionin, on, attresdeterminerthreepaísesnouncountriespaís · masc. · pl..
- ha → mencionado: present perfect
- realizó → estudio: subject
- tres → países: number
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Impersonal se ha mencionado: no speaker is named, as is typical of formal talks. Formal register: impersonalisation, nominalisation and correspondence →
- 2Passive se + preterite: se realizó = was carried out. Impersonal and passive se; reciprocal se →