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Phrase · 🎲 Speculating & hedging

Quem será que ligou a essa hora?

Who could have called at this hour?

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Quempronounwhoserá1verbwill beser · future · 3rd sing.que1conjunctionthatligouverbcalledligar · past · 3rd sing.aprepositionto, atessadeterminerthis, thatesse · fem. · sing.horanounhourfem. · sing.?
  • será → que: será que

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  1. 1
    Quem será que + past = who could it have been that…? Compound future & conditional: speculation and allegation →