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Phrase · 📋 Summarising & reporting

Me disseram que a loja ia fechar.

I was told the shop was going to close.

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Why every word is where it is

Me1pronounme, to meeu · 1st sing.disseram1verbsaiddizer · past · 3rd pl.queconjunctionthatadeterminertheo · fem. · sing. · definitelojanounshopfem. · sing.iaverbwas going toir · imperfect · 3rd sing.fecharverbcloseinfinitive.
  • loja → ia: subject
  • ia → fechar: ir + infinitive

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    3rd-person plural with no subject hides who said it; speech starts with Me. Passive alternatives & agent demotion →