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O problema é que ninguém avisou a gente.

The problem is that nobody told us.

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Why every word is where it is

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  • ninguém → avisou: 3rd sing

Why it's built this way

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  1. 1
    O problema é que + indicative puts the key fact last. Spoken avisou a gente = nos avisou. Clefts & focus (é que, foi … que, o que … é) →