Phrase · 🎲 Speculating & hedging

Provavelmente ele está preso no trânsito.

He's probably stuck in traffic.

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Why every word is where it is

Provavelmente1adverbprobablyelepronounhe, him3rd sing.estáverbisestar · present · 3rd sing.preso2adjectivestuckmasc. · sing.noprepositionin the, on theem + otrânsitonountrafficmasc. · sing..

está → preso: estar + adjective

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

1
Provavelmente + indicative; no subjunctive needed. Subjunctive after doubt, denial & impersonal expressions →
2
estar preso no trânsito = to be stuck in traffic (preso also means 'arrested'). ser/estar/ficar + adjective: meaning shifts →