Breakdown of Era importante que partilhassem os recursos connosco.
ser
to be
connosco
with us
importante
important
que
that (conjunction)
partilhar
to share (experiences, resources, etc.)
o recurso
the resource
Questions & Answers about Era importante que partilhassem os recursos connosco.
Why do we use partilhassem instead of the regular past tense partilharam?
The phrase Era importante que expresses a subjective opinion or value judgment, which requires the subjunctive mood. Because the main verb Era is in the past tense, the verb that follows must be in the past (imperfect) subjunctive: partilhassem.
How is the form partilhassem created from the verb partilhar?
To form the imperfect subjunctive of a regular verb, start with the third-person plural of the normal past tense (partilharam). Drop the -ram ending to get the stem (partilha-), and then add the imperfect subjunctive endings. For eles, elas, or vocês, the ending is -ssem, giving us partilhassem.
Is connosco just a combination of com and nós?
Exactly! In Portuguese, the preposition com (with) merges with certain pronouns rather than sitting next to them. Com plus nós becomes connosco (with us). Note that in European Portuguese, it is spelled with a double 'n'.
There is no subject like eles in this sentence. How do we know who should share the resources?
The verb ending -ssem in partilhassem tells us the subject is a third-person plural (they or you all). Portuguese often drops the subject pronoun when the verb ending makes it clear, or when the context already tells you who is being talked about.
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