O plano mudou totalmente.

The plan changed completely.

Breakdown of O plano mudou totalmente.

• mudar: to change
• o plano: the plan
• totalmente: totally; completely

Questions & Answers about O plano mudou totalmente.

What does o mean here?

O is the masculine singular definite article, equivalent to the in English.

So:

• o plano = the plan

Portuguese nouns have grammatical gender, and plano is masculine, so it takes o.

Why is it plano and not plano with a different ending or article?

Plano is a masculine singular noun in Portuguese. Because it is masculine singular, it normally goes with o:

• o plano = the plan
• um plano = a plan

A learner may notice that many masculine nouns end in -o, and plano follows that common pattern.

What tense is mudou?

Mudou is the preterite form of the verb mudar.

Here it means that the change happened as a completed event in the past:

• mudar = to change
• mudou = changed

This is the 3rd person singular preterite form, used with subjects like:

• ele mudou = he changed
• ela mudou = she changed
• o plano mudou = the plan changed

Why is mudou translated as changed and not has changed?