Breakdown of O patrocínio faz com que o influenciador persuada os jovens.
jovem
young
fazer com que
to make (someone do), to bring about
o influenciador
the influencer
o patrocínio
the sponsorship
persuadir
to persuade
Questions & Answers about O patrocínio faz com que o influenciador persuada os jovens.
Why do we use the subjunctive form persuada in this sentence?
The phrase faz com que (causes that / makes) introduces a causation clause. In Portuguese, when an action causes another subject to do something, the second verb must be in the subjunctive. Since faz is in the present tense, we use the present subjunctive persuada.
Could we say this without using com que and the subjunctive?
Yes! You can use the infinitive structure instead: O patrocínio faz o influenciador persuadir os jovens. Both versions are correct and mean the same thing, but fazer com que + subjunctive is very common in Portuguese to clearly separate the two different subjects (o patrocínio and o influenciador).
What is the infinitive of persuada, and how is the subjunctive formed here?
The infinitive is persuadir (to persuade). Because it is an -ir verb, its present subjunctive is formed by taking the eu form of the present indicative (eu persuado) and swapping the ending to -a, giving us persuada.
Why is it os jovens instead of just jovens if we mean young people in general?
In Portuguese, when you refer to abstract concepts or generic groups of people (like young people as an entire category), you generally must use the definite article (os or as). While we drop the word 'the' in English for general statements, Portuguese requires it.
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