Breakdown of Estabelecemos o preço não só consoante o volume, mas também consoante a complexidade.
não
not / no
também
also / too
mas
but
o preço
the price
só
only
consoante
depending on
o volume
the volume
estabelecer
to establish
a complexidade
the complexity
Questions & Answers about Estabelecemos o preço não só consoante o volume, mas também consoante a complexidade.
Why doesn't consoante change to match the gender of o volume or a complexidade?
When used to mean 'depending on' or 'according to', consoante acts as an invariable word. This means it never changes its ending to match the gender or number of the noun that follows it.
Does consoante need a preposition after it, like 'depending on' does in English?
No, consoante connects directly to the noun's definite article. Unlike the alternative phrase dependendo de, which combines with the article (giving us dependendo do volume), consoante just takes the article itself, resulting in consoante o volume.
Is não só... mas também a fixed expression?
Could estabelecemos be referring to a past event in this sentence?
Grammatically, it could. The verb form estabelecemos is identical in both the present tense ('we establish') and the pretérito perfeito or simple past ('we established'). However, because the sentence describes a general business rule, native speakers will instinctively interpret it as a habitual present-tense action.
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