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Phrase · 🎯 Arguing a point

En definitiva, las ventajas pesan más que los inconvenientes.

All things considered, the advantages outweigh the drawbacks.

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Why every word is where it is

En1prepositionin short (en definitiva)definitiva1adjectivein short (en definitiva)definitivo · fem. · sing.,lasdeterminertheel · fem. · pl. · definiteventajasnounadvantagesventaja · fem. · pl.pesan2verbweighpesar · present · 3rd pl.más2adverbmorequeconjunctionthanlosdeterminertheel · masc. · pl. · definiteinconvenientes3noundrawbacksinconveniente · masc. · pl..
  • ventajas → las: agree
  • ventajas → pesan: agree
  • más → que: corr
  • inconvenientes → los: agree

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    En definitiva = in short, all things considered: it sums up and closes an argument. Discourse markers B2: contrast, digression and reformulation →
  2. 2
    Pesar más que = to outweigh. The comparative is más… que, with no de. Comparatives, superlatives and exclamatives →
  3. 3
    Inconveniente is a noun here: a drawback. Ventajas e inconvenientes = pros and cons.