Phrase · 🕊️ Managing conflict
Lamento que a situação tenha chegado a esse ponto.
I regret that things have come to this.
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Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place
Lamento1verbeI regretlamentar · présent · 1re pers. sing.queconjonctionthatadéterminanttheo · fém. · sing. · définisituaçãonomsituationfém. · sing.tenha2verbehaster · subjonctif · présent · 3e pers. sing.chegado2verbecomechegar · participe · masc. · sing.a3prépositiontoesse3déterminantthismasc. · sing.ponto3nompointmasc. · sing..
- Lamento → tenha: triggers subjunctive
- situação → tenha: subject–verb
- chegado → ponto: chegar a esse ponto
Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi
Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.
- 1Lamentar que + subjunctive: formal regret that names no culprit. Subjunctive after wishes, requests & emotions →
- 2tenha chegado: perfect subjunctive for something that has already happened. Compound subjunctives (tenha / tivesse / tiver feito) →
- 3chegar a esse ponto = "come to this, get this far".