This is the 9322nd most frequent Portuguese word.
chegasse
"Chegasse" is the first or third person singular past subjunctive form of the verb "chegar," meaning "arrived" or "were to arrive."
Here, 'chegasse' is used in a conditional clause to express an action that depends on an unreal or hypothetical condition.
Se você chegasse mais cedo, poderia ter ajudado na preparação.
If you had arrived earlier, you could have helped with the preparation.
In this sentence, 'chegasse' is used to depict a desire in the past or an unreal situation, showing subjunctive mood.
Eu queria que ele chegasse a tempo para o encontro.
I wished that he arrived in time for the meeting.
Here, 'chegasse' is part of a subordinate clause expressing a recommendation or suggestion, again in the subjunctive mood.