Breakdown of Reportei o apagão à empresa.
o
the
a empresa
the company
o apagão
a power cut or blackout
reportar
to report a problem formally
Questions & Answers about Reportei o apagão à empresa.
What does reportei mean grammatically?
Reportei is the 1st person singular form of the verb reportar in the pretérito perfeito simples.
So it means:
- I reported
- I filed / notified / informed (depending on context)
In this sentence, the speaker is talking about one completed action in the past.
Breakdown:
- reportar = to report
- reportei = I reported
This is a regular -ar verb in this tense:
- eu reportei
- tu reportaste
- ele/ela/você reportou
- nós reportámos (European Portuguese spelling/pronunciation)
- vós reportastes
- eles/elas/vocês reportaram
Why is there no eu in the sentence?