Phrase · 🙇 Apologies & excuses
Me perdoa, eu não devia ter falado aquilo.
Forgive me, I shouldn’t have said that.
B1apologizing for something you saidinformalAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Me1object pronounmeeu · 1st sing. · direct objectperdoa1verbforgiveperdoar · imperative · 3rd sing.,eupronounI1st sing. · subjectnãoadverbnotdevia2verbshoulddever · imperfect · 1st sing.ter3verbhaveinfinitivefalado3verbsaidfalar · participle · masc. · sing.aquilopronounthat.
- perdoa → Me: object
- eu → devia: subject
- devia → ter: governs
- ter → falado: periphrasis
- falado → aquilo: object
Word for word: “Me forgive, I not should to-have said that.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Me perdoa: spoken imperative with the pronoun first (Spanish perdóname). Object pronouns as spoken →
- 2devia: imperfeito of dever, the spoken "should". Writing prefers deveria. Pretérito imperfeito →
- 3ter falado = to have said: ter + participle for a past action you regret. Past participles & the pluperfect (tinha feito) →
Variations
- Desculpa, eu não devia ter dito aquilo.
- Me perdoa, falei sem pensar.
- Eu não deveria ter falado aquilo.