Phrase · 📨 Reporting what someone said
Ela me pediu que não comentasse com ninguém.
She asked me not to mention it to anyone.
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Why every word is where it is
elapronounshe3rd sing. · subjectmeobject pronounmeeu · 1st sing. · indirect objectpediu1verbaskedpedir · past · 3rd sing.que1conjunctionthatnãoadverbnotcomentasse2verbmentioncomentar · subjunctive · imperfect · 1st sing.comprepositionwithninguémpronounanyone.
- ela → pediu: subject
- pediu → me: object
- pediu → comentasse: trigger
- não → ninguém: agreement
Word for word: “She me asked that (I) not comment with nobody.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1pedir que + subjunctive reports a request; pedir pra + infinitive is the spoken option. Reported speech I: disse que, perguntou se →
- 2comentasse: imperfect subjunctive, because pediu is in the past. Imperfect subjunctive →
Variations
- Ela me pediu pra não comentar com ninguém.
- Ela pediu segredo.
- Ela pediu que eu não contasse pra ninguém.