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Quem dera eu tivesse aproveitado mais a faculdade.

I wish I'd made more of my time at university.

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tivesse → aproveitado: compound subjunctive
eu → tivesse: 1st person

Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi

Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.

1
Wish about the past: quem dera + tivesse + participle. Compound subjunctives (tenha / tivesse / tiver feito) →
2
faculdade = university (studies); universidade is the institution. Compound subjunctives (tenha / tivesse / tiver feito) →