Phrase · 📨 Reporting what someone said
Ele disse que, se pudesse, viria à festa.
He said he’d come to the party if he could.
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Why every word is where it is
elepronounhe3rd sing. · subjectdisseverbsaiddizer · past · 3rd sing.queconjunctionthat,se1conjunctionifpudesse1verbhe couldpoder · subjunctive · imperfect · 3rd sing.,viria2verbwould comevir · conditional · 3rd sing.à3prepositionto thea · fem. · sing. · definitefestanounpartyfem. · sing..
- ele → disse: subject
- disse → que: governs
- se → pudesse: governs
- pudesse → viria: trigger
- viria → à: preposition
Word for word: “He said that, if (he) could, (he) would-come to-the party.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1se pudesse: imperfect subjunctive for a hypothetical condition. Conditional sentences: real and unreal →
- 2viria: conditional of vir. In speech you’ll often hear vinha instead. Futuro do pretérito (conditional) →
- 3à festa: a + a = à. Speech usually says na festa. Crase (à, às, àquele) →
Variations
- Ele disse que, se pudesse, vinha na festa.
- Ele falou que viria à festa se desse.
- Ele disse que ia tentar vir à festa.