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Retomando o que o Lucas disse, acho que o prazo está apertado.
Picking up on what Lucas said, I think the deadline is tight.
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Why every word is where it is
Retomando1verbpicking up onretomar · gerundo quepronounwhatodeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definiteLucasnounLucasdisseverbsaiddizer · past · 3rd sing.,achoverbthinkachar · present · 1st sing.queconjunctionthatodeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definiteprazonoundeadlinemasc. · sing.estáverbisestar · present · 3rd sing.apertado2adjectivetightmasc. · sing..
- prazo → apertado: masculine
- o → Lucas: article before name
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Gerund clause Retomando = picking up on. Reduced clauses I: gerund & infinitive clauses →
- 2prazo apertado = a tight deadline. ser/estar/ficar + adjective: meaning shifts →