Phrase · 📨 Reporting what someone said

O que foi que ele disse?

What was it he said?

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Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place

O que1pronomwhatfoiverbewas itser · passé · 3e pers. sing.queconjonctionthatelepronomhe3e pers. sing. · sujetdisse2verbesaiddizer · passé · 3e pers. sing.?

O que → que: fixed phrase
ele → disse: subject
disse → O que: object

Mot à mot : “What was that he said?”

Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi

Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.

1
O que foi que…? = what was it that…? Brazilians love this frame in questions. Questions & question words (incl. cadê) →
2
disse: irregular perfeito of dizer (disse, dissemos, disseram). Pretérito perfeito: irregular verbs →

Variantes

O que ele disse?
Ele disse o quê?
Como é que é? O que ele falou?