Phrase · 🪶 Hedging & softening
Eu diria que o problema é mais complexo.
I'd say the problem is more complex.
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Why every word is where it is
EupronounI1st sing. · subjectdiria1verbwould saydizer · conditional · 1st sing.queconjunctionthatodeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definiteproblemanounproblemmasc. · sing.éverbisser · present · 3rd sing.maisadverbmorecomplexo2adjectivecomplexmasc. · sing..
- Eu → diria: subject–verb
- diria → que: reported clause
- problema → complexo: agreement
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1The conditional diria softens an opinion: "I'd say". Futuro do pretérito (conditional) →
- 2complexo agrees with masculine o problema.
Variations
- Me parece que o problema é mais complexo.
- Eu acho que o problema é mais complexo do que parece.