Phrase · 🤔 Opinions & agreement

Pois é, foi o que eu pensei.

Exactly, that’s what I thought.

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Why every word is where it is

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foi → o: governs
que → o: refers to
eu → pensei: subject

Word for word: “Since is, was the that I thought.”

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

1
Pois é = exactly, right: a very Brazilian way to agree or keep the chat going.
2
foi o que eu pensei = that’s what I thought. Foi matches the past of pensei. Relative pronouns: quem, onde, o que, preposition + que →

Variations

Pois é, eu pensei a mesma coisa.
Exatamente o que eu pensei.
Né? Também achei.