Breakdown of A precisão aumenta à medida que praticas.
aumentar
to increase
praticar
to practice
a precisão
the precision
à medida que
as (proportion, progression)
Questions & Answers about A precisão aumenta à medida que praticas.
Why use à medida que in this sentence instead of just enquanto?
The lesson also covers ao passo que. Could we use that phrase here instead?
No, ao passo que would not make sense in this sentence. Even though both belong to the same grammar topic, ao passo que is used to contrast two different facts, translating to 'whereas' (for example: I practice daily, ao passo que you never do). À medida que is the right choice for showing that two things change together over time.
Why is the verb praticas in the present indicative rather than the subjunctive?
We use the indicative after à medida que when we are stating a general, established fact or describing a habitual action. Since this sentence expresses a general rule (precision increases as you practice), the indicative praticas is correct. You would use the future subjunctive if you were talking about a specific, uncertain future event (e.g., 'precision will increase as you might practice tomorrow').
Why is aumenta not reflexive here?
The verb aumentar can be used both to increase something else (transitively) and to increase on its own (intransitively). In this sentence, a precisão is the subject that is naturally growing, so the simple active form aumenta is used. You do not need a reflexive pronoun like se to express that the precision is increasing.
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