Phrase · 🪶 Hedging & softening
Não tenho certeza, mas acho que o voo é às oito.
I'm not sure, but I think the flight is at eight.
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Why every word is where it is
Nãoadverbnottenho1verbI haveter · present · 1st sing.certeza1nouncertaintyfem. · sing.,masconjunctionbutacho2verbI thinkachar · present · 1st sing.queconjunctionthatodeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitevoonounflightmasc. · sing.éverbisser · present · 3rd sing.às3prepositionata+a · fem. · pl. · definiteoitodeterminereight.
- tenho → certeza: ter certeza
- acho → que: que-clause
- voo → é: subject–verb
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1ter certeza = "be sure", with ter.
- 2achar que + indicative = "think that": the everyday verb of opinion.
- 3Clock times are feminine (as horas): às oito, with crase. Crase (à, às, àquele) →