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Feitas as contas, sobrou pouco.

When all was said and done, little was left.

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Why every word is where it is

Feitas1verbdonefazer · participle · fem. · pl.asdeterminertheo · fem. · pl. · definitecontasnounsumsconta · fem. · pl.,sobrou2verbwas leftsobrar · past · 3rd sing.poucopronounlittlemasc. · sing..
  • Feitas → contas: participle agrees with as contas
  • sobrou → pouco: sobrar: subject after

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    Participle clause with the noun after it: feitas as contas. Literary syntax: conjunctionless conditionals, em + gerund, nominal infinitive →
  2. 2
    «sobrar» = to be left over.