Phrase · 📨 Reporting what someone said
Me disseram que esse restaurante é ótimo.
I’ve been told this restaurant is great.
B1passing on a recommendationinformalpt-BR-spAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Me1object pronounmeeu · 1st sing. · indirect objectdisseram2verb(they) tolddizer · past · 3rd pl.queconjunctionthatesse3determinerthismasc. · sing.restaurantenounrestaurantmasc. · sing.éverbisser · present · 3rd sing.ótimoadjectivegreatmasc. · sing..
- disseram → Me: object
- disseram → que: governs
- restaurante → é: subject
- esse → restaurante: agreement
Word for word: “Me (they) said that this restaurant is great.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Starting with Me is normal Brazilian speech. Formal writing: Disseram-me. Clitic placement by register & written object pronouns →
- 2disseram with no subject = people told me, I’ve heard. Impersonal and passive se; generic subjects →
- 3esse = this/that one we’re talking about; in speech it often replaces este. Demonstratives & place adverbs →
Variations
- Disseram-me que esse restaurante é ótimo.
- Falaram que esse restaurante é muito bom.
- Dizem que esse restaurante é ótimo.