Phrase · 🎩 Elevated register
Los profesores sabemos que cada alumno aprende a su ritmo.
We teachers know that each student learns at their own pace.
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Why every word is where it is
Los1determinerthe (we)el · masc. · pl. · definiteprofesores1nounteachersprofesor · masc. · pl.sabemos1verbwe knowsaber · present · 1st pl.queconjunctionthatcada2determinereachsing.alumno2nounstudentmasc. · sing.aprende2verblearnsaprender · present · 3rd sing.a3prepositionatsu3determinertheir own3rd sing.ritmo3nounpacemasc. · sing..
- profesores → sabemos: los profesores + 1st pl.: we teachers
- alumno → aprende: cada alumno → aprende (sg.)
- a → ritmo: a su ritmo: at their own pace
Word for word: “The teachers know (we) that each student learns at his pace.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Deliberate agreement: los profesores sabemos = we teachers know. The 1st person plural includes the speaker in the group. Literary and archaic style →
- 2cada + singular noun + singular verb: cada alumno aprende.
- 3a su ritmo = at one's own pace: Spanish uses a, Portuguese no.
Variations
- Los docentes sabemos que cada estudiante tiene su propio ritmo.
- Como profesores, sabemos que cada alumno aprende a su ritmo.
- Quienes enseñamos sabemos que cada alumno aprende a su ritmo.