No. 27 in Portuguese
disse
"Disse" means "said" in English.
In a sentence
Ela disse que o evento foi maravilhoso.
She said that the event was wonderful.
"disse" is used as the third-person singular past tense of "dizer," indicating a statement someone made in the past.
Quem disse isso?
Who said that?
"disse" is used in an interrogative sentence to ask for clarification about who made a certain statement.
Ontem, ele disse para mim que tudo estava em ordem.
Yesterday, he told me that everything was in order.
"disse" functions as the main verb in the past tense, describing a direct action of recounting information.
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