Breakdown of Eu soube que a inscrição termina hoje.
eu
I
hoje
today
a
to / at (direction)
terminar
to finish
saber
to know
que
that (conjunction)
a inscrição
the enrollment
Questions & Answers about Eu soube que a inscrição termina hoje.
Why does soube mean found out here instead of knew?
The verb saber usually means to know. When you put it in the Pretérito Perfeito Simples (the past tense for completed, one-time actions), it shifts to describe the exact moment you started knowing. Therefore, getting to know something is translated as finding out or learning a fact.
How would I say I knew instead of I found out in this sentence?
If you had ongoing knowledge about the deadline, meaning you already knew it before today, you would use the Pretérito Imperfeito (the ongoing past tense). The sentence would start with Eu sabia que instead.
Why use the present tense termina if the enrollment hasn't actually ended yet?
In Portuguese, you can use the present tense to talk about the future if it is a scheduled, fixed, or highly certain event. English does the exact same thing here by saying ends today instead of will end today.
What other meanings does inscrição have?
Besides enrollment for a course or school, inscrição is commonly used for registration (like for an event or tournament) or a subscription (like subscribing to a service or a video channel).
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