Phrase · 🙇 Apologies & excuses
Eu não sabia que era hoje, juro!
I didn’t know it was today, I swear!
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Why every word is where it is
eupronounI1st sing. · subjectnãoadverbnotsabia1verbknewsaber · imperfect · 1st sing.queconjunctionthatera1verbit wasser · imperfect · 3rd sing.hojeadverbtoday,juro2verbI swearjurar · present · 1st sing.!
- eu → sabia: subject
- sabia → era: governs
- não → sabia: modifier
Word for word: “I not knew that was today, (I) swear!”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1sabia… era: imperfeito for states in the past, as in Spanish sabía… era. Pretérito imperfeito →
- 2juro = I swear, with no pronouns needed (Spanish te lo juro).
Variations
- Juro que não sabia que era hoje!
- Achei que era amanhã!
- Ninguém me avisou que era hoje.