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Phrase · 🔦 Emphasis & focus

Era isso que eu queria dizer.

That's what I meant.

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Why every word is where it is

Era1verbwasser · imperfect · 3rd sing.issopronounthat, thismasc. · sing.que1pronounthat, which, whoeupronounI1st sing. · subjectqueriaverbwanted; would likequerer · imperfect · 1st sing.dizerverbsayinfinitive.
  • Era → que: cleft
  • queria → dizer: + infinitive

Why it's built this way

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  1. 1
    Era isso que: the cleft verb follows the past tense of queria. Clefts & focus (é que, foi … que, o que … é) →