Phrase · 🖋️ Rhetoric & literary style
Não fosse a teimosia dela, o projeto teria morrido.
If it hadn't been for her stubbornness, the project would have died.
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Why every word is where it is
Nãoadverbnot, nofosse1verbwere (it not)ser · subjunctive · imperfect · 3rd sing.adeterminertheo · fem. · sing. · definiteteimosia2nounstubbornnessfem. · sing.delaprepositionherde + ela,odeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definiteprojetonounprojectmasc. · sing.teriaverbwould haveter · conditional · 3rd sing.morridoverbdiedmorrer · participle · masc. · sing..
- fosse → teimosia: não fosse + singular noun
- fosse → teria: condition → compound conditional
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1«Não fosse» + singular noun (fossem with a plural). Literary syntax: conjunctionless conditionals, em + gerund, nominal infinitive →
- 2«teimosia» = stubbornness, here as a compliment.