Breakdown of Redijo o projeto a fim de financiar a investigação.
o projeto
the project
financiar
to fund
redigir
to draft
a fim de
in order to
a investigação
the research
Questions & Answers about Redijo o projeto a fim de financiar a investigação.
Why do we use a fim de here instead of a fim de que?
We use a fim de followed by the infinitive (financiar) because both verbs share the same subject (I am the one drafting and I am the one funding). If the subjects were different (for example, I draft it so that they can fund it), you would need a fim de que followed by the subjunctive.
Why is the verb redigir spelled with a 'j' in redijo?
This is a spelling change to preserve the pronunciation. The 'g' in redigir has a soft sound. If we kept the 'g' before the letter 'o' to spell redigo, it would make a hard sound like in the English word go. Changing it to a 'j' maintains the original soft sound.
Could I just use para instead of a fim de?
Is investigação the standard word for research? I have also seen pesquisa.
In European Portuguese, investigação is the standard and most natural term for academic, scientific, or formal research. The word pesquisa is well understood but is generally used for simpler, everyday searches (like a web search or a quick survey) in Portugal.
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