This is the 5316th most frequent Portuguese word.
recebesse
"Recebesse" is the past subjunctive form of "receber," meaning "if (he/she/it/I) received" or "were to receive."
In this sentence, 'recebesse' is in the subjunctive imperfect tense and is used to express an action or state of receiving information that is uncertain or conditional depending on another event, aligned to a hypothetical situation in the past.
Eu queria que você recebesse as informações antes da reunião.
I wanted you to receive the information before the meeting.
Here, 'recebesse' is in a conditional form part of an if clause in the subjunctive imperfect tense, highlighting a hypothetical situation where the receiving of the gift depends on a certain condition.
Se ela recebesse o presente, ficaria muito feliz.
If she received the gift, she would be very happy.
In this statement, 'recebesse' conveys a necessity or importance regarding the subject receiving the news, also in the subjunctive imperfect tense.