Breakdown of O procedimento de evacuação é rigoroso.
ser
to be
de
of / from / by (means of transport) / wearing (attire)
o
him/it (m)
rigoroso
strict
o procedimento
the procedure
a evacuação
the evacuation
Questions & Answers about O procedimento de evacuação é rigoroso.
How would we apply this lesson's topic to say 'Any evacuation procedure is strict'?
You would say Qualquer procedimento de evacuação é rigoroso. If you wanted to talk about procedures in the plural (Any evacuation procedures), you would say Quaisquer procedimentos. The word qualquer is highly unusual because its plural form changes internally, splitting into quais and quer instead of adding an 's' at the very end.
Why do we say procedimento de evacuação instead of just translating 'evacuation procedure' in the English word order?
Could I use está rigoroso if the procedure is only temporarily strict right now?
You could, but it changes the nuance. Using é (from ser) means the procedure itself is inherently strict by design. If you say está rigoroso (using estar), it implies that the enforcement of the procedure is unusually strict right now, perhaps due to a specific current event, rather than its normal baseline.
I initially thought rigoroso just meant rigorous. Is it the standard word for strict?
Yes, while it does mean rigorous, rigoroso is the most common and natural way to say strict in European Portuguese when referring to rules, laws, parents, or procedures.
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