Phrase · 🥊 Countering arguments

Ese argumento no se sostiene.

That argument doesn't hold up.

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Why every word is where it is

Ese1determinerthatmasc. · sing.argumentonounargumentmasc. · sing.noadverbnot, nosepronounhimself, herself, itself, themselves; (impersonal)3rdsostiene2verbholds up, stands upsostenerse · present · 3rd sing..

Ese → argumento: m. sg.
se → sostiene: pronominal verb
sostiene → argumento: subject

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

1
ese: the argument the other person has just made.
2
sostenerse = hold up under scrutiny; irregular like tener: sostiene. Pronoun nuances: dative of interest, ello, sí / consigo, pronominal verbs →