Phrase · 🪶 Hedging & softening
Salvo engano, a reunião foi remarcada para quinta.
Unless I'm mistaken, the meeting was moved to Thursday.
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Why every word is where it is
Salvo1prepositionbarringengano1nounmistakemasc. · sing.,adeterminertheo · fem. · sing. · definitereuniãonounmeetingfem. · sing.foi2verbwasser · past · 3rd sing.remarcada2verbrescheduledremarcar · participle · fem. · sing.paraprepositionforquinta3nounThursdayfem. · sing..
- Salvo → engano: hedge
- reunião → foi: subject–verb
- remarcada → reunião: participle agreement
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Salvo engano = "unless I'm mistaken": a formal, polite hedge.
- 2foi remarcada: passive; remarcar = "reschedule". Passive voice with ser (and estar / ficar + participle) →
- 3quinta = quinta-feira, Thursday: Brazilian weekdays are numbered.