Phrase · 💭 Hypotheses & regrets
Se eu não tivesse ido àquela festa, nunca teria conhecido a Marina.
If I hadn't gone to that party, I'd never have met Marina.
B2looking backAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Se1conjunctionif, whethereupronounI1st sing. · subjectnãoadverbnot, notivesse1verbhad (subjunctive)ter · subjunctive · imperfect · 1st sing.idoverbgoneir · participle · masc. · sing.àquela2prepositionto thata + aquelafestanounpartyfem. · sing.,nuncaadverbneverteriaverbwould haveter · conditional · 1st sing.conhecidoverbmetconhecer · participle · masc. · sing.adeterminertheo · fem. · sing. · definiteMarinanounMarina.
- tivesse → ido: compound
- teria → conhecido: compound
- a → Marina: article before name
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Unreal past on both sides: tivesse ido → teria conhecido. Conditional sentences III: unreal past & mixed →
- 2a + aquela = àquela (crase). No a before a person object: conhecer a Marina is just the article. Crase (à, às, àquele) →