Phrase · 🪶 Hedging & softening

Ao que parece, ninguém foi avisado.

Apparently, nobody was told.

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Why every word is where it is

Ao1prepositionto whata+o · masc. · sing.que1pronounthatparece1verbseemsparecer · present · 3rd sing.,ninguémpronounnobodyfoi2verbwasser · past · 3rd sing.avisado2verbtoldavisar · participle · masc. · sing..

Ao → parece: hedge
ninguém → foi: subject–verb
avisado → ninguém: participle agreement

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

1
Ao que parece = "apparently": you report without fully committing.
2
Passive with ser; ninguém takes a masculine singular participle. Passive voice with ser (and estar / ficar + participle) →