Phrase · 🎚️ Nuance & positioning
Verdade seja dita, o serviço de ônibus melhorou bastante.
Truth be told, the bus service has improved a lot.
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Why every word is where it is
Verdade1nountruthfem. · sing.seja1verbbeser · subjunctive · present · 3rd sing.dita1verbtolddizer · participle · fem. · sing.,odeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definiteserviçonounservicemasc. · sing.depreposition(of)ônibus2nounbusmasc.melhorouverbhas improvedmelhorar · past · 3rd sing.bastante3adverba lot.
- Verdade → dita: frozen formula
- dita → Verdade: participle agreement
- serviço → melhorou: subject–verb
Word for word: “Truth be said, the bus service has improved a lot.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Verdade seja dita = "truth be told": a frozen passive subjunctive that concedes a point; dita agrees with verdade. Frozen subjunctive formulae & legal future subjunctive →
- 2ônibus = "bus"; the same form in the singular and plural.
- 3bastante after a verb = "a lot, considerably".