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Eu era responsável pelas redes sociais da empresa.
I was in charge of the company’s social media.
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Why every word is where it is
EupronounI1st sing. · subjectera1verbwasser · imperfect · 1st sing.responsável2adjectivein chargesing.pelas2prepositionfor thepor · fem. · pl. · definiteredesnounnetworks (media)rede · fem. · pl.sociaisadjectivesocialsocial · fem. · pl.daprepositionof thede · fem. · sing. · definiteempresanouncompanyfem. · sing..
- Eu → era: subject
- responsável → pelas: governs
- sociais → redes: agreement
Word for word: “I was responsible by-the networks social of-the company.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1era: imperfeito for an ongoing role in the past, as in Spanish. Pretérito imperfeito →
- 2responsável por = responsible for; por + as → pelas. Contractions: preposition + article/pronoun →
Variations
- Eu cuidava das redes sociais da empresa.
- Eu era o responsável pelas redes sociais.
- Eu ficava responsável pelas redes sociais da empresa.