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Mal sabia eu que aquela viagem ia mudar a minha vida.
Little did I know that trip would change my life.
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Why every word is where it is
Mal1adverbbadlysabia1verbknewsaber · imperfect · 1st sing.eupronounI1st sing. · subjectqueconjunctionthataqueladeterminerthataquele · fem. · sing.viagemnountripfem. · sing.ia2verbwas going toir · imperfect · 3rd sing.mudarverbchangeinfinitiveadeterminertheo · fem. · sing. · definiteminhadeterminermymeu · 1st sing.vidanounlifefem. · sing..
- sabia → eu: inverted subject
- ia → mudar: ir + infinitive
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Mal sabia eu: mal = hardly, with the subject after the verb. Topicalisation & left dislocation →
- 2ia + infinitive = the future seen from the past. Sequence of tenses & reported speech II →