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Phrase · ✋ Concession

Mesmo que eu quisesse, não poderia ajudar.

Even if I wanted to, I couldn't help.

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Why every word is where it is

Mesmo queconjunctioneven ifeupronounI1st sing. · subjectquisesse1verbwanted (subjunctive)querer · subjunctive · imperfect · 1st sing.,nãoadverbnot, nopoderia1verbcouldpoder · conditional · 1st sing.ajudarverbhelpinfinitive.
  • Mesmo que → quisesse: + subjunctive
  • poderia → ajudar: + infinitive

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    Hypothetical concession: imperfect subjunctive + conditional. Conditional sentences: real and unreal →