Phrase · 🔑 Renting & home problems
O corretor com quem eu falei ainda não me retornou.
The agent I spoke to still hasn’t got back to me.
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Why every word is where it is
Odeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitecorretor1nounestate agentmasc. · sing.com2prepositionwithquem2pronounwhomeupronounI1st sing. · subjectfaleiverbspokefalar · past · 1st sing.aindaadverbyetnãoadverbnotme3object pronounmeeu · 1st sing. · indirect objectretornou3verbgot back toretornar · past · 3rd sing..
- com → quem: preposition
- quem → corretor: refers to
- eu → falei: subject
- corretor → retornou: subject
- retornou → me: object
Word for word: “The broker with whom I spoke still not me returned.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1o corretor = estate agent (corretor de imóveis).
- 2com quem: preposition + quem for people; the preposition comes first, never at the end. Relative pronouns: quem, onde, o que, preposition + que →
- 3me retornou = got back to me (call or message). The pronoun sits between não and the verb. Object pronouns as spoken →
Variations
- O corretor com quem eu falei ainda não me ligou.
- O corretor não me deu retorno.
- Até agora o corretor não me respondeu.