Phrase · 📨 Reporting what someone said
A companhia aérea avisou que o voo foi cancelado.
The airline announced that the flight has been cancelled.
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Why every word is where it is
adeterminertheo · fem. · sing. · definitecompanhia aérea1nounairlinefem. · sing.avisou2verbannouncedavisar · past · 3rd sing.queconjunctionthatodeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitevoo3nounflightmasc. · sing.foi4verbwasser · past · 3rd sing.cancelado4verbcancelledcancelar · participle · masc. · sing..
- companhia aérea → avisou: subject
- avisou → que: governs
- voo → foi: subject
- foi → cancelado: periphrasis
- voo → cancelado: agreement
Word for word: “The company aerial warned that the flight was cancelled.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1companhia aérea = airline; in speech often just a companhia.
- 2avisar que = to let someone know, to announce. It doesn’t mean "advise".
- 3voo = flight, with no accent since the 2009 spelling reform (once vôo).
- 4foi cancelado: passive with ser; the participle agrees with voo. Passive voice with ser (and estar / ficar + participle) →
Variations
- A companhia aérea avisou que o voo tinha sido cancelado.
- Avisaram que o voo foi cancelado.
- Disseram que cancelaram o voo.