Phrase · 🎲 Speculating & hedging
Ele deve ter esquecido da reunião.
He must have forgotten about the meeting.
B2speculating about the pastinformalAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Elepronounhe, him3rd sing.deve1verbmust, shoulddever · present · 3rd sing.ter1verbto haveinfinitiveesquecidoverbforgottenesquecer · participle · masc. · sing.da2prepositionof the, from thede + areuniãonounmeetingfem. · sing..
- deve → ter: + infinitive
- ter → esquecido: compound infinitive
- esquecido → da: esquecer de
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Deduction about the past: deve ter + participle = must have. Compound future & conditional: speculation and allegation →
- 2Speech says esquecer de; careful style: esquecer a reunião or esquecer-se da reunião. Verbs with prepositions (regência I) →