Breakdown of É necessário que o supervisor respeite o regulamento rigoroso.
ser
to be
que
that (conjunction)
respeitar
to respect
o regulamento
the regulation
necessário
necessary
o supervisor
the supervisor
rigoroso
strict
Questions & Answers about É necessário que o supervisor respeite o regulamento rigoroso.
Why is the verb respeite in the subjunctive here instead of the normal present tense respeita?
The phrase É necessário que (It is necessary that) expresses a requirement or necessity. In Portuguese, impersonal expressions of necessity followed by que always force the verb in the following clause to be in the subjunctive mood. Because of this trigger, respeitar becomes respeite.
How do we form the present subjunctive for a regular '-ar' verb like respeitar?
To form the present subjunctive for regular verbs ending in '-ar', you generally swap the usual '-a' vowel sounds for '-e' endings. You take the 'eu' form of the present indicative (respeito), drop the '-o', and add the subjunctive endings. For o supervisor (the ele/ela form), the ending is '-e', giving us respeite.
Is there a way to express this exact necessity without using the subjunctive?
Yes! If you drop the word que, you can use the infinitive instead. You could say: É necessário o supervisor respeitar o regulamento rigoroso. Both sentences mean the same thing. Remember the golden rule for these expressions: using que requires the subjunctive, while dropping que allows you to use the infinitive.
Why does the adjective rigoroso come after regulamento?
In Portuguese, descriptive adjectives almost always come after the noun they modify. Here, rigoroso (strict) is objectively describing the type of regulamento (regulation), so it follows the standard rule and comes right after the noun.
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