Phrase · 🕯️ Condolences & sensitive moments
Que ela descanse em paz.
May she rest in peace.
C2wishing peacelearned as a wholeAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Queconjunctionmayelapronounshe, itele · 3rd sing.descanse1verbrestdescansar · subjunctive · present · 3rd sing.emprepositionin, onpaznounpeacefem. · sing..
- Que → descanse: optative que + subjunctive
- descanse → paz: descansar em paz
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Optative «que» + present subjunctive, as in Spanish. Frozen subjunctive formulae & legal future subjunctive →