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Talvez eu chegue um pouco atrasado.

I might be a little late.

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Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place

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Talvez → chegue: trigger
eu → chegue: subject
eu → atrasado: agreement

Mot à mot : “Maybe I arrive a little late.”

Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi

Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.

1
Talvez before the verb takes the present subjunctive: talvez eu chegue. Subjunctive after doubt, denial & impersonal expressions →
2
chegue: chegar → chegue; the u keeps the hard g sound. Present subjunctive: forms →
3
chegar atrasado = to be late. A woman says atrasada. Adjective agreement & position →

Variantes

Talvez eu me atrase um pouco.
Pode ser que eu chegue um pouco atrasado.
Acho que vou chegar um pouco atrasada.