Phrase · 📨 Reporting what someone said
Segundo ela, a reunião foi adiada para sexta.
According to her, the meeting has been moved to Friday.
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Why every word is where it is
Segundo1prepositionaccording toelapronounher3rd sing.,adeterminertheo · fem. · sing. · definitereuniãonounmeetingfem. · sing.foi2verbwasser · past · 3rd sing.adiada2verbpostponedadiar · participle · fem. · sing.para3prepositiontosextanounFridayfem. · sing..
- Segundo → ela: preposition
- reunião → foi: subject
- foi → adiada: periphrasis
- reunião → adiada: agreement
- para → sexta: preposition
Word for word: “According-to her, the meeting was postponed for Friday.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Segundo + person = according to. After it: ela, ele, eles, not dela.
- 2foi adiada: passive with ser; adiada agrees with reunião (feminine). Passive voice with ser (and estar / ficar + participle) →
- 3para sexta = (moved) to Friday: para marks the new date. Sexta = sexta-feira. Por vs para: the full system →
Variations
- Ela disse que a reunião foi adiada para sexta.
- Segundo o chefe, a reunião ficou para sexta.
- Pelo que ela falou, a reunião vai ser na sexta.