Phrase · 📨 Reporting what someone said
Pelo que eu entendi, a gente tem que entregar até quinta.
From what I understood, we have to hand it in by Thursday.
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Why every word is where it is
Pelo1prepositionby thepor · masc. · sing. · definitequepronounwhateupronounI1st sing. · subjectentendiverbunderstoodentender · past · 1st sing.,a gente2pronounwe3rd sing. · subjecttemverbhaster · present · 3rd sing.queconjunctiontoentregarverbhand ininfinitiveaté3prepositionbyquintanounThursdayfem. · sing..
- eu → entendi: subject
- a gente → tem: subject
- tem → entregar: periphrasis
- até → quinta: preposition
Word for word: “By-the what I understood, the people has that to-deliver until Thursday.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Pelo que (por + o que) = from what: a hedge when you’re not 100% sure. Por vs para: the full system →
- 2a gente tem que = we have to: a gente + 3rd-person singular, ter que + infinitive. ter: possession, age, obligation (ter que) →
- 3até quinta = by Thursday, no later than. Quinta = quinta-feira.
Variations
- Pelo que eu entendi, temos que entregar até quinta.
- Se eu entendi bem, o prazo é quinta.
- Pelo que ele falou, é pra entregar até quinta.