Phrase · 📰 Journalistic style
Ouvido pela reportagem, um morador relatou ter visto o carro em alta velocidade.
Speaking to our reporters, a local resident said he had seen the car speeding.
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Why every word is where it is
Ouvido1verbinterviewedouvir · participle · masc. · sing.pela1prepositionbypor+a · fem. · sing. · definitereportagem1nounour reportersfem. · sing.,umdetermineramasc. · sing. · indefinitemoradornounresidentmasc. · sing.relatou2verbsaidrelatar · past · 3rd sing.ter2verbhavinginfinitivevisto2verbseenver · participle · masc. · sing.odeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitecarronouncarmasc. · sing.em3prepositionatalta3adjectivehighalto · fem. · sing.velocidade3nounspeedfem. · sing..
- Ouvido → morador: participle agreement
- morador → relatou: subject–verb
- relatou → ter: relatar + infinitive
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Ouvido = (when) interviewed: in the press ouvir means to interview; it agrees with um morador. Reduced clauses II: participial absolutes & compound forms →
- 2relatar ter visto = said he had seen: compound infinitive (ter + participle) for an earlier event. Reduced clauses I: gerund & infinitive clauses →
- 3em alta velocidade = at high speed (Portuguese uses em).