Phrase · 🎩 Elevated register
Miles de personas emigraron en pos de una vida mejor.
Thousands of people emigrated in search of a better life.
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Why every word is where it is
Miles2nounthousandsmil · masc. · pl.deprepositionofpersonas2nounpeoplepersona · fem. · pl.emigraron2verbemigratedemigrar · past · 3rd pl.en1prepositioninpos1nounpursuit (lit. after)de1prepositionofunadeterminerauno · fem. · sing. · indefinitevidanounlifefem. · sing.mejoradjectivebettersing..
- en → de: en pos de: in pursuit of
- Miles → personas: miles de + noun
- personas → emigraron: personas → emigraron (pl.)
- mejor → vida: mejor describes vida
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1en pos de = in pursuit of, after (literary and formal). pos survives only in this expression. Literary and archaic style →
- 2miles = thousands, a masculine noun: los miles de personas. The verb agrees with personas. Agreement nuances: collectives, partitives and coordination →
Variations
- Miles de personas emigraron en busca de una vida mejor.
- Miles de familias partieron tras una vida mejor.
- Fueron miles quienes emigraron en pos de un futuro mejor.