Phrase · 🫂 Feelings & empathy
Imagino o quanto isso deve estar sendo difícil para você.
I can imagine how hard this must be for you right now.
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Why every word is where it is
Imagino1verbI can imagineimaginar · present · 1st sing.o1pronoun(the)quanto1adverbhowissopronounthisdeve2verbmustdever · present · 3rd sing.estar2verbbeinfinitivesendo2verbbeingser · gerunddifíciladjectivehardsing.paraprepositionforvocêobject pronounyou3rd sing. · direct object.
- Imagino → quanto: indirect question
- isso → deve: subject–verb
- deve → sendo: dever + estar + gerund
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Imagino o quanto… = "I can imagine how…": empathy without claiming to know.
- 2deve estar sendo: inference (dever) + an ongoing situation (estar sendo). estar + gerund (progressive) →