Phrase · 💭 Hypotheses & regrets
Se eu tivesse aceitado aquele emprego, hoje estaria morando em Manaus.
If I'd taken that job, I'd be living in Manaus now.
B2imagining another lifeAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Se1conjunctionif, whethereupronounI1st sing. · subjecttivesse1verbhad (subjunctive)ter · subjunctive · imperfect · 1st sing.aceitadoverbacceptedaceitar · participle · masc. · sing.aqueledeterminerthatmasc. · sing.empregonounjobmasc. · sing.,hojeadverbtodayestaria2verbwould beestar · conditional · 1st sing.morando2verblivingmorar · gerundemprepositionin, onManausnounManaus.
- Se → tivesse: se + subjunctive
- estaria → morando: estar + gerund
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Mixed conditional: past condition (tivesse aceitado)… Conditional sentences III: unreal past & mixed →
- 2…present result (estaria morando). morar = to live (somewhere). Conditional sentences III: unreal past & mixed →