Phrase · 🖋️ Rhetoric & literary style
Soubesse eu o que sei hoje, teria feito tudo diferente.
Had I known then what I know today, I'd have done everything differently.
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Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place
Soubesse1verbeknew (if I)saber · subjonctif · imparfait · 1re pers. sing.eu1pronomI1re pers. sing. · sujetopronomthatmasc. · sing.quepronomthat, whichseiverbeknowsaber · présent · 1re pers. sing.hojeadverbetoday,teria2verbewould haveter · conditionnel · 1re pers. sing.feito2verbedonefazer · participe · masc. · sing.tudopronomeverythingmasc. · sing.diferenteadverbedifferently.
- Soubesse → eu: verb first, subject after = se eu soubesse
- Soubesse → teria: unreal condition → conditional result
- teria → feito: compound conditional
Mot à mot : “Knew I what I know today, I would-have done everything different.”
Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi
Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.
- 1Conditional without se: the imperfect subjunctive comes first and the subject follows (= Se eu soubesse). Literary syntax: conjunctionless conditionals, em + gerund, nominal infinitive →
- 2Compound conditional (futuro do pretérito composto) for an unreal past result.
Variantes
- Se eu soubesse o que sei hoje, teria feito tudo diferente.
- Se eu soubesse o que sei hoje, tinha feito tudo diferente.