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Eu tinha certeza de que tinha deixado a chave na bolsa.

I was sure I’d left the key in my bag.

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Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place

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eu → tinha: subject
tinha → certeza: object
certeza → de: preposition
tinha → deixado: periphrasis
deixado → chave: object

Mot à mot : “I had certainty of that (I) had left the key in-the bag.”

Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi

Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.

1
ter certeza de que = to be sure that. In speech the de is often dropped. Verbs with prepositions (regência I) →
2
tinha deixado = had left: an earlier past, before tinha certeza. Past participles & the pluperfect (tinha feito) →
3
bolsa = handbag, bag. A backpack is a mochila.

Variantes

Eu tinha certeza que tinha deixado a chave na bolsa.
Eu jurava que tinha deixado a chave na bolsa.
Eu achei que tinha guardado a chave na bolsa.