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Phrase · 😮 Reactions & feelings

Ainda bem que você avisou!

Good thing you told me!

B1expressing reliefAudio · coming soon
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Why every word is where it is

Ainda bem1fixed phrasegood thingqueconjunctionthatvocêpronounyou3rd sing. · subjectavisou2verbtold (warned)avisar · past · 3rd sing.!
  • Ainda bem → avisou: governs
  • você → avisou: subject

Word for word: “Still well that you warned!”

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    Ainda bem que = luckily, good thing. It takes the indicative because it states a fact.
  2. 2
    avisar = to let someone know, to warn. Very common: me avisa! Pretérito perfeito: regular verbs →

Variations

  • Ainda bem!
  • Ainda bem que você me avisou!
  • Que bom que você avisou!