Phrase · 🤔 Opinions & agreement
Não acho que seja uma boa ideia.
I don’t think it’s a good idea.
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Why every word is where it is
Não1adverbnotacho1verbI thinkachar · present · 1st sing.queconjunctionthatseja2verbisser · subjunctive · present · 3rd sing.umadetermineraum · fem. · sing. · indefiniteboa3adjectivegoodbom · fem. · sing.ideia3nounideafem. · sing..
- acho → seja: trigger
- uma → ideia: agreement
- boa → ideia: agreement
Word for word: “Not (I) think that (it) be a good idea.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Não acho que expresses doubt → subjunctive. Acho que (I think) keeps the indicative. Subjunctive after doubt, denial & impersonal expressions →
- 2seja: present subjunctive of ser (Spanish sea). Present subjunctive: forms →
- 3boa ideia: bom becomes boa before a feminine noun. Ideia has no accent since 2009. Adjective agreement & position →
Variations
- Acho que não é uma boa ideia.
- Não sei se é uma boa ideia.
- Não acho uma boa ideia.