Breakdown of À medida que aprimoras a destreza, o trabalho torna-se mais fácil.
o trabalho
the work / the job
fácil
easy
mais
more
tornar-se
to become
à medida que
as (proportion, progression)
aprimorar
to refine
a destreza
the dexterity
Questions & Answers about À medida que aprimoras a destreza, o trabalho torna-se mais fácil.
Why is the indicative verb aprimoras used after à medida que instead of the subjunctive?
The phrase à medida que (as / proportionally as) takes the indicative when you are describing a general fact, a habit, or an ongoing reality, just like this sentence does. You would only use the future subjunctive if you were talking about a purely future or hypothetical progression.
Since the lesson also covers ao passo que, could I use it here instead of à medida que?
It wouldn't make sense here. À medida que expresses a gradual, simultaneous change (as one thing happens, another happens). Ao passo que translates closer to whereas or while, and is used to contrast two different facts or situations, rather than a progressive change.
Is there a difference between aprimorar and the more common verb melhorar?
Yes. While both mean to improve, aprimorar carries the specific nuance of refining, polishing, or perfecting a skill or technique (like destreza). Melhorar is a broader, general word for making or getting better.
Why does the pronoun come after the verb in torna-se?
In European Portuguese, the default position for object pronouns is attached to the end of the verb with a hyphen. The clause o trabalho torna-se mais fácil is an independent main clause with no magnet words (like negative words, question words, or relative pronouns) that would pull the se in front of the verb.
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