Word
Minha tia disse que vai sozinha à reunião na quarta-feira.
Meaning
My aunt said that she is going to the meeting alone on Wednesday.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Lesson
Breakdown of Minha tia disse que vai sozinha à reunião na quarta-feira.
minha
my
ir
to go
que
that
a reunião
the meeting
Questions & Answers about Minha tia disse que vai sozinha à reunião na quarta-feira.
Why is it minha tia and not meu tia?
Because minha has to agree with tia, the thing being possessed.
- tia is feminine singular
- so the possessive must also be feminine singular: minha
Examples:
- meu tio = my uncle
- minha tia = my aunt
- meus tios = my uncles / my aunt and uncle
- minhas tias = my aunts
In Portuguese, possessives agree with the noun that follows, not with the speaker.
Why is there no ela before vai?
Portuguese often leaves out subject pronouns when the subject is clear from context.
Here, after Minha tia disse que..., the understood subject of vai is still minha tia. So ela is not necessary.
- Natural: Minha tia disse que vai sozinha à reunião
- Also possible: Minha tia disse que ela vai sozinha à reunião
Adding ela can sound more explicit, and sometimes more emphatic, but it is often omitted in normal speech and writing.
What does disse que do here?