Phrase · 📨 Reporting what someone said
Ele falou alguma coisa sobre o horário?
Did he say anything about the time?
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Why every word is where it is
elepronounhe3rd sing. · subjectfalou1verbsaidfalar · past · 3rd sing.alguma2determineranyalgum · fem. · sing.coisanounthingfem. · sing.sobreprepositionaboutodeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitehorário3nountime, schedulemasc. · sing.?
- ele → falou: subject
- falou → coisa: object
- alguma → coisa: agreement
- sobre → horário: preposition
Word for word: “He spoke some thing about the timetable?”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1falar + something = to say it (spoken). Yes/no questions keep statement word order.
- 2alguma coisa = something, anything: like algo, but more common in speech. Indefinites II: algum, nenhum, qualquer, cada, outro, vários, ambos →
- 3horário = the time something happens, or a timetable.
Variations
- Ele disse alguma coisa sobre o horário?
- Ele comentou algo sobre o horário?
- Ele falou que horas vai ser?