Word
A zeladora disse que o entregador volta amanhã com outro móvel para o quarto.
Meaning
The caretaker said that the delivery man is coming back tomorrow with another piece of furniture for the bedroom.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of A zeladora disse que o entregador volta amanhã com outro móvel para o quarto.
com
with
amanhã
tomorrow
para
for
que
that
Questions & Answers about A zeladora disse que o entregador volta amanhã com outro móvel para o quarto.
Why does the sentence start with A zeladora? What does zeladora mean?
Zeladora is a feminine noun. It usually means a female caretaker, building superintendent, janitor, or property caretaker, depending on context.
The article a means the and matches the noun’s gender:
- a zeladora = the female caretaker
- o zelador = the male caretaker
So A zeladora disse... means The caretaker said...
Why is it disse and not falou?
Both disse and falou can relate to speaking, but they are used a little differently.
- disse = said
- falou = spoke / talked
In reported speech, Portuguese very commonly uses disse que... = said that...
Examples:
So in this sentence, disse is the most natural choice because it introduces what the caretaker said.
What is que doing in disse que?