Suddenly Special
Today’s quote is by Haruki Murakami, the Japanese author known for his dreamy, surreal novels:
But if you knew you might not be able to see it again tomorrow, tudo se tornaria subitamente especial e preciosoeverything would suddenly become special and precious, wouldn’t it?
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Mas se soubesses que poderias não o voltar a ver amanhã, tudo se tornaria subitamente especial e precioso, não é verdade?
But if you knew you might not be able to see it again tomorrow, everything would suddenly become special and precious, wouldn’t it?
💬 Today's vocabulary
🧠 Soubesses: You [informal] knew (Imperfect Subjunctive of ‘saber’)💪 Poderias: You [informal] could (Conditional of ‘poder’)👓 Voltar a ver: To see again💥 Subitamente: Suddenly📜 Verdade [femin. noun]: Truth
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