Breakdown of Cancelaram a reunião sindical. Sendo assim, não assinem o documento.
não
not / no
a reunião
the meeting
o documento
the document
assinar
to sign
cancelar
to cancel
sendo assim
that being so
sindical
union
Questions & Answers about Cancelaram a reunião sindical. Sendo assim, não assinem o documento.
How exactly does Sendo assim work here, and could I use Posto isto instead?
Sendo assim literally means 'being so' and is used to draw a logical conclusion from the previous statement, much like 'in that case' or 'therefore'. You could absolutely use Posto isto ('that being said' or 'having established that') here as well. Both are non-finite clauses acting as discourse connectors. However, Sendo assim emphasizes a direct consequence, while Posto isto often serves as a pivot to a new, sometimes slightly contrasting, point.
Who is the subject of Cancelaram since there is no pronoun?
Using the third-person plural without a specified subject is the standard Portuguese way to express an action done by an unknown, vague, or general group. It functions exactly like the English 'They canceled the meeting' or the passive voice 'The meeting was canceled'.
Why is it não assinem instead of não assinam?
To give a negative command to a group (vocês), you must use the negative imperative, which requires the present subjunctive form. For the regular -ar verb assinar, the third-person plural subjunctive ending is -em, making it não assinem (do not sign). If you said não assinam, it would simply be a statement of fact meaning 'they do not sign' or 'you are not signing'.
Why use sindical instead of just saying de sindicato?
While you could technically say reunião do sindicato (meeting of the union), using the relational adjective sindical is much more common and natural in professional contexts. It directly derives from sindicato (labor union) and behaves like other relational adjectives such as familiar (from família).
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