Phrase · 🕵️ Saying what happened (and who did it)
Deu no jornal que o preço da gasolina vai subir.
It was in the paper that petrol prices are going up.
B2reporting newsinformalAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Deu1verbgave (deu o horário = time's up)dar · past · 3rd sing.noprepositionin the, on theem + ojornalnounnewspaper, the newsmasc. · sing.queconjunctionthatodeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitepreçonounpricemasc. · sing.daprepositionof the, from thede + agasolinanounpetrolfem. · sing.vaiverbis going toir · present · 3rd sing.subirverbgo upinfinitive.
- preço → vai: subject
- vai → subir: ir + infinitive
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Deu no jornal = it was in the news (Spanish salió en). Passive alternatives & agent demotion →