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Ele avisou que chegaria atrasado.

He warned us he'd be late.

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Why every word is where it is

Elepronounhe, him3rd sing.avisou1verbwarnedavisar · past · 3rd sing.queconjunctionthatchegaria1verbwould arrivechegar · conditional · 3rd sing.atrasadoadjectivelatemasc. · sing..
  • avisou → chegaria: tense shift
  • Ele → atrasado: masculine

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    “Vou chegar atrasado” → avisou que chegaria atrasado. Sequence of tenses & reported speech II →