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Ela sabe a resposta, pois estudou muito.

Ela sabe a resposta, pois estudou muito.
She knows the answer, because she studied hard.
From Lesson 286:Pois explicativo (porque formal)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Breakdown of Ela sabe a resposta, pois estudou muito.

muito
much / very
estudar
to study
saber
to know
a resposta
the answer

Questions & Answers about Ela sabe a resposta, pois estudou muito.

Why use sabe instead of conhece for "knows"?
In Portuguese, there are two verbs for "to know". We use saber for knowing facts, information, or how to do something (like knowing an answer). Conhecer is used for being familiar with people, places, or things.
Is pois the same as porque here?
Yes, in this context, pois means "because" or "since" and works just like porque. It is slightly more formal or typical of written Portuguese, but it is very common when you want to give a reason or explanation.
How does muito translate to "hard" in this sentence?
Muito literally means "a lot" or "much". In Portuguese, saying someone studied "a lot" (estudou muito) is the most natural way to express that they studied "hard". Also, because muito is an adverb here (it describes the verb estudou), it does not change to a feminine ending to match ela.
Why isn't the pronoun ela repeated before estudou?
Portuguese often drops the subject pronoun when it is already obvious from the context. Since ela is established at the beginning of the sentence, repeating it as pois ela estudou muito is grammatically fine but would sound a bit clunky and repetitive to a native speaker.

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