Breakdown of Tendo procurado a sabedoria, os finalistas têm mais conhecimentos académicos.
ter
to have
mais
more
procurar
to look for / to seek to, to try to
o conhecimento
the knowledge
o finalista
the final-year student
académico
academic
a sabedoria
the wisdom
Questions & Answers about Tendo procurado a sabedoria, os finalistas têm mais conhecimentos académicos.
Why do we use the compound gerund tendo procurado here instead of just the simple gerund procurando?
The compound gerund (tendo + past participle) shows that the action of seeking wisdom was fully completed before the situation in the main clause. If we used the simple gerund procurando (seeking), it would imply they are gaining knowledge at the exact same time they are seeking wisdom.
Why does finalistas translate to 'final-year students' instead of 'finalists'?
While finalista can mean a finalist in a competition, in Portuguese educational systems it is the standard term for a student in their final year of high school or university (a senior).
Why is 'knowledge' translated as the plural conhecimentos?
Why does the verb têm have a circumflex accent (^)?
The circumflex accent marks the third-person plural form of the verb ter (they have), which is required here to match the plural subject os finalistas. Without the accent, tem is the third-person singular form (he/she/it has).
Why is there an article (a) before sabedoria if English just says 'wisdom'?
In Portuguese, abstract nouns like sabedoria (wisdom), amor (love), or paz (peace) require a definite article when they are used in a general, overarching sense.
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