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Phrase · 📨 Reporting what someone said

Quem te contou isso?

Who told you that?

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Why every word is where it is

Quempronounwhote1object pronounyouvocê · 2nd sing. · indirect objectcontouverbtoldcontar · past · 3rd sing.isso2pronounthat?
  • Quem → contou: subject
  • contou → te: object
  • contou → isso: object

Word for word: “Who you told that?”

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    te with você is everyday Brazilian speech. A neutral option: contou isso pra você. Object pronouns as spoken →
  2. 2
    isso = that (what you just said). Demonstratives & place adverbs →

Variations

  • Quem te falou isso?
  • Quem contou isso pra você?
  • De onde você tirou isso?