Phrase · 📋 Summarising & reporting
Segundo a reportagem, o prefeito teria recebido propina.
According to the report, the mayor allegedly took a bribe.
B2reporting an unconfirmed claimformalAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Segundo1prepositionaccording toadeterminertheo · fem. · sing. · definitereportagemnounreport (news story)fem. · sing.,odeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definiteprefeitonounmayormasc. · sing.teria2verbwould haveter · conditional · 3rd sing.recebido2verbreceivedreceber · participle · masc. · sing.propina3nounbribefem. · sing..
- Segundo → reportagem: source
- prefeito → teria: subject
- teria → recebido: allegation
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1segundo = according to, like de acordo com. Compound future & conditional: speculation and allegation →
- 2News conditional: teria recebido = allegedly received; the paper doesn't vouch for it. Compound future & conditional: speculation and allegation →
- 3False friend: propina = bribe; a tip is gorjeta. Compound future & conditional: speculation and allegation →