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Phrase · 😏 Irony & understatement

Imagina se fosse longe!

Imagine if it were far! (about a trip that took ages)

C2ironic comment on a long tripinformalpt-BR-spAudio · coming soon
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Why every word is where it is

Imagina1verbimagineimaginar · imperative · 2nd sing.seconjunctioniffosse2verbit wereser · subjunctive · imperfect · 3rd sing.longeadverbfar!
  • Imagina → fosse: imagina se + imperfect subjunctive
  • se → fosse: se + imperfect subjunctive

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    Colloquial imperative «imagina».
  2. 2
    Unreal condition: se fosse. The irony: the place was supposedly near.