Word
Ela acabou de receber boas notícias.
Meaning
She has just received good news.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Lesson
Breakdown of Ela acabou de receber boas notícias.
ela
she
bom
good
acabar de
to have just
receber
to receive
Questions & Answers about Ela acabou de receber boas notícias.
What does the construction acabou de + infinitive express?
- It marks a very recent past action, equivalent to English just did something.
- It focuses on recency rather than completion alone.
Why is it receber after acabou de and not a conjugated or -ing form?
- Acabar de must be followed by the infinitive: acabar de + infinitive.
- So you say acabou de receber, not acabou de recebeu or acabou de recebendo.
Can I say Ela acaba de receber boas notícias instead? Any difference?
- Yes. Acaba de (present) also means “has just,” emphasizing immediacy.
- Acabou de (preterite) frames it as a very recent past event. In everyday Brazilian Portuguese, both are common and often interchangeable in meaning.
How do I say “She had just received good news”?
Why is notícias plural? Could I use singular?