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Acabei de sair de uma reunião.

I’ve just come out of a meeting.

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Why every word is where it is

Acabei1verbI’ve justacabar · past · 1st sing.de1preposition(of)sairverbcome outinfinitivedeprepositionofumadeterminerafem. · sing. · indefinitereuniãonounmeetingfem. · sing..

Acabei → sair: periphrasis
sair → de: preposition

Word for word: “(I) finished of to-leave of a meeting.”

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

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acabar de + infinitive = to have just done. Brazilians usually put acabar in the past: acabei de. Aspectual periphrases I: começar a, parar de, voltar a… →

Variations

Acabei de sair da reunião.
Tô saindo de uma reunião agora.
Acabei de chegar de uma reunião.