Phrase · 📨 Reporting what someone said
Ela me disse que já tinha feito a reserva.
She told me she’d already made the reservation.
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Why every word is where it is
elapronounshe3rd sing. · subjectme1object pronounmeeu · 1st sing. · indirect objectdisseverbtolddizer · past · 3rd sing.queconjunctionthatjáadverbalreadytinha2verbhadter · imperfect · 3rd sing.feito2verbmadefazer · participle · masc. · sing.adeterminertheo · fem. · sing. · definitereservanounreservationfem. · sing..
- ela → disse: subject
- disse → me: object
- disse → que: governs
- tinha → feito: periphrasis
- feito → reserva: object
Word for word: “She me said that already had done the reservation.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1me disse: the pronoun goes between the subject and the verb. Object pronouns as spoken →
- 2"Já fiz a reserva" → já tinha feito: perfeito becomes pluperfect. Feito is irregular. Reported speech I: disse que, perguntou se →
Variations
- Ela disse que já fez a reserva.
- Ela me falou que a reserva já tava feita.
- Ela avisou que já tinha reservado.