Phrase · 📨 Reporting what someone said
Pelo menos foi o que ele me disse.
At least that’s what he told me.
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Why every word is where it is
Pelo menos1adverbat leastfoiverbwasser · past · 3rd sing.o que2pronounwhatelepronounhe3rd sing. · subjectmeobject pronounmeeu · 1st sing. · indirect objectdisseverbtolddizer · past · 3rd sing..
- ele → disse: subject
- disse → me: object
- disse → o que: object
Word for word: “By-the less was what he me said.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Pelo menos = at least. Here it shows you’re not vouching for the claim.
- 2o que = what (the thing that): foi o que… = that’s what… Relative pronouns: quem, onde, o que, preposition + que →
Variations
- Pelo menos foi isso que ele me falou.
- Foi o que me disseram.
- Isso é o que ele diz, né?