says…
Words and sentences
então
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- then (at that time)
- then (soon afterwards; after that)
explicou
third-person singular preterite indicative of explicar
por que
- (Brazil) why, what for, for what reason
- by what, through what, via what
ele
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- third-person masculine singular nominative personal pronoun; he; it
- third-person masculine singular prepositional pronoun; him; it
- (Brazil) third-person masculine singular personal pronoun used in all positions; he; him; it
estava
- first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of estar
- first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of estar
lá
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- there (in that place, far from both the speaker and the audience)
- used with an adverb phrase to indicate that something is far
- used to emphasize a relative distant point in the past or in the future
- (informal) that; particularly (to a significant extent)
- (informal) even (expresses intensified disagreement with a previous sentence)
por
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- for (on behalf of)
- for (in order to obtain)
- for (over a period of time)
- for (indicates something given in an exchange)
- by (through the action or presence of)
- by (indicates the creator of a work)
- by (using the rules or logic of)
- times, by, multiplied by
- by; in the name of (indicates an oath)
- per; a; each (expresses the ratio of units)
- by (indicates a mathematical division)
- through (entering and then leaving; being the medium of)
- around; about; near (in the vicinity of)
- around; about; approximately (close in quantity, amount or value to)
- throughout (in various parts of)
- for; in favour of (supporting)
- for its own sake; without a motive
- about to
que
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- that (connecting noun clause)
- that (introducing the result of the main clause)
- than (used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison)
- seeing as; since; for; because (introduces explanatory clause)
- and (indicating the consequences of an action, often threateningly)
- short for porque ("because")