Nuancing your speech
Deze les is nog niet in jouw taal beschikbaar — hij wordt in het Engels getoond.
Woordenschat
- matiznuance/shade
- subtilsubtle
- antesrather/instead
- de certo modoin a way
- sem dúvidawithout a doubt
- tendênciatendency/trend
- decertocertainly/surely
- contudohowever/nevertheless
- em contrapartidaon the other hand
- conquantoalthough/even though
- porémhowever/but
- não obstantenotwithstanding
At B2 level, you need to go beyond simple statements and add nuance to your opinions. Portuguese offers several structures for expressing concession and opposition.
Concession with "embora" + subjunctive Use embora followed by the present subjunctive to acknowledge a point while maintaining your position: Embora ele tenha razão, não concordo com o método.
Opposition with "contudo", "porém", "no entanto" These formal connectors introduce a contrast: O projeto é ambicioso; contudo, falta financiamento.
"Conquanto" and "não obstante" These elevated register words add sophistication: Conquanto a economia cresça, as desigualdades persistem. Use não obstante as a more formal alternative to "apesar disso."
Softening with "de certo modo", "antes" Hedge your statements: De certo modo, a situação melhorou. Use antes to mean "rather": Não é preguiça, antes uma falta de motivação.
Uitdrukkingen
- Embora + conjuntivoExpressing concession
- Apesar de + noun/infinitiveDespite something
- Contudo / No entantoContrasting two facts
- Conquanto + conjuntivoAlthough (formal register)
- De certo modoSoftening a statement
- Não obstanteNotwithstanding (very formal)
Veelgemaakte fouten
Embora ele tem razãoEmbora ele tenha razãoEmbora always requires the subjunctive, not the indicative.
Apesar de choveApesar de choverApesar de is followed by a noun or infinitive, not a conjugated verb.
Contudo ele é simpático e inteligenteÉ difícil, contudo possívelContudo introduces contrast, not addition.
Conquanto ele tem experiênciaConquanto ele tenha experiênciaConquanto requires the subjunctive, like embora.
Não obstante de issoNão obstante issoNão obstante is not followed by de; it directly precedes the noun.
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