Phrase · 🪶 Hedging & softening
Ao que tudo indica, o projeto vai atrasar.
By all indications, the project will be delayed.
C1expressing attitudeslearned as a wholeAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Ao1prepositionto thata+o · masc. · sing.que1pronounwhichtudo1pronouneverythingindica1verbindicatesindicar · present · 3rd sing.,odeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definiteprojetonounprojectmasc. · sing.vai2verbis going toir · present · 3rd sing.atrasar2verbbe lateinfinitive.
- Ao → indica: fixed hedge
- projeto → vai: subject–verb
- vai → atrasar: ir + infinitive
Word for word: “To what everything indicates, the project is going to be late.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Ao que tudo indica = "by all indications": a fixed hedge that softens a prediction.
- 2ir + infinitive is the everyday future; atrasar needs no se here.
Variations
- Tudo indica que o projeto vai atrasar.
- Pelo visto, o projeto vai atrasar.