Phrase · 🎲 Speculating & hedging
Ele deve ter esquecido da reunião.
He must have forgotten about the meeting.
B2speculating about the pastfamilierAudio · bientôt disponible
Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place
Elepronomhe, him3e pers. sing.deve1verbemust, shoulddever · présent · 3e pers. sing.ter1verbeto haveinfinitifesquecidoverbeforgottenesquecer · participe · masc. · sing.da2prépositionof the, from thede + areuniãonommeetingfém. · sing..
- deve → ter: + infinitive
- ter → esquecido: compound infinitive
- esquecido → da: esquecer de
Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi
Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.
- 1Deduction about the past: deve ter + participle = must have. Compound future & conditional: speculation and allegation →
- 2Speech says esquecer de; careful style: esquecer a reunião or esquecer-se da reunião. Verbs with prepositions (regência I) →