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How to Say ‘I knew I'd get a reaction.’ in Portuguese

Eu sabia que teria uma reação.

e-oo sah-bee-ah keh teh-ree-ah oo-mah heh-ah-sao

[e-oo sah-bee-ah keh teh-ree-ah oo-mah heh-ah-sao]

💬 Usage Tip: After sabia que, Portuguese often shifts to a form like teria to talk about what would happen from that past moment: Eu sabia que teria uma reação. The same pattern works in Eu sabia que seria difícil.

Phrase Breakdown

Eu sabia

e-oo sah-bee-ah

Words in this phrase

[e-oo]

Used by a speaker to refer to themselves.

Example

Eu acho que sim.

I think so.

sabia

[sah-bee-ah]

knew

Past tense of know, to be aware of something through observation.

Example

Eu sabia a verdade.

I knew the truth.

Que teria

keh teh-ree-ah

Words in this phrase

que

[keh]

that

Used to introduce a clause in indirect speech.

Example

Eu sabia que ela viria.

I knew that she would come.

teria

[teh-ree-ah]

would have

Indicating a possibility or intention in the past.

Example

Ela disse que teria tempo.

She said she would have time.

Uma reação

oo-mah heh-ah-sao

Words in this phrase

uma

[oo-mah]

Used before singular nouns when the noun is known by the speaker.

Example

Eu vi uma estrela.

I saw a star.

reação

[heh-ah-sao]

reaction

A response to a particular process or situation.

Example

O filme teve uma reação positiva.

The movie had a positive reaction.

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