Phrase · 💭 Hypotheses & regrets
Se eu soubesse, teria vindo antes.
If I'd known, I'd have come sooner.
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Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place
Se1conjonctionif, whethereupronomI1re pers. sing. · sujetsoubesse1verbeknew (subjunctive)saber · subjonctif · imparfait · 1re pers. sing.,teria2verbewould haveter · conditionnel · 1re pers. sing.vindoverbecomevir · participe · masc. · sing.antesadverbebefore.
- Se → soubesse: se + subjunctive
- teria → vindo: compound
Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi
Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.
- 1Se eu soubesse also covers the past in Brazil; strictly, se eu tivesse sabido. Conditional sentences III: unreal past & mixed →
- 2Result in the past: teria + participle; speech often says tinha vindo. Conditional sentences III: unreal past & mixed →
Variantes
- Se eu tivesse sabido, teria vindo antes.
- Se eu soubesse, tinha vindo antes.