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Foi por isso que eu saí mais cedo.

That's why I left early.

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Why every word is where it is

Foi1verbwasser · past · 3rd sing.porprepositionby, for, throughissopronounthat, thismasc. · sing.que1conjunctionthateupronounI1st sing. · subjectsaíverbleftsair · past · 1st sing.maisadverbmorecedoadverbearly.
  • Foi → que: cleft

Why it's built this way

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  1. 1
    Foi por isso que = that's (the reason) why, in the past. Clefts & focus (é que, foi … que, o que … é) →