Phrase · 📰 Journalistic style
Ouvido pela reportagem, um morador relatou ter visto o carro em alta velocidade.
Speaking to our reporters, a local resident said he had seen the car speeding.
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Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place
Ouvido1verbeinterviewedouvir · participe · masc. · sing.pela1prépositionbypor+a · fém. · sing. · définireportagem1nomour reportersfém. · sing.,umdéterminantamasc. · sing. · indéfinimoradornomresidentmasc. · sing.relatou2verbesaidrelatar · passé · 3e pers. sing.ter2verbehavinginfinitifvisto2verbeseenver · participe · masc. · sing.odéterminantthemasc. · sing. · définicarronomcarmasc. · sing.em3prépositionatalta3adjectifhighalto · fém. · sing.velocidade3nomspeedfém. · sing..
- Ouvido → morador: participle agreement
- morador → relatou: subject–verb
- relatou → ter: relatar + infinitive
Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi
Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.
- 1Ouvido = (when) interviewed: in the press ouvir means to interview; it agrees with um morador. Reduced clauses II: participial absolutes & compound forms →
- 2relatar ter visto = said he had seen: compound infinitive (ter + participle) for an earlier event. Reduced clauses I: gerund & infinitive clauses →
- 3em alta velocidade = at high speed (Portuguese uses em).