Phrase · 😏 Irony & understatement
Digamos que não foi um sucesso.
Let's just say it wasn't a success.
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Why every word is where it is
Digamos1verblet's saydizer · subjunctive · present · 1st pl.queconjunctionthatnãoadverbnot, nofoiverbit wasser · past · 3rd sing.umdetermineramasc. · sing. · indefinitesucessonounsuccessmasc. · sing..
- Digamos → que: digamos que + indicative
- não → sucesso: understatement
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1«Digamos» (let's say), the first-person plural subjunctive, introduces a softened verdict.