o que ela queria

what she wanted

→ o
phrase Uncommon #12,988
what she wanted Often used in indirect questions or reported speech; the exact sense can depend on the rest of the sentence.
PO: Não sei o que ela queria dizer com isso.
EN: I don't know what she wanted to say with that.

Tom perguntou a Mary o que ela queria beber.

Tom asked Mary what she wanted to drink.

Tom perguntou à Mary o que ela queria fazer.

Tom asked Mary what she wanted to do.

O que ela queria comigo?

What did she want from me?

— Justiça Artificial (2026)

Eu sabia o que ela queria.

I knew what she wanted.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Ele não estava entendendo o que ela queria dizer.

He didn't understand what she meant.

Tom perguntou a Mary o que ela queria que ele comprasse.

Tom asked Mary what she wanted him to buy.

O Tom sabia que a Mary não poderia fazer o que ela queria.

Tom knew that Mary wouldn't be able to do what she wanted.

Ela conseguiu que ele fizesse o que ela queria que ele fizesse.

She managed to get him to do what she wanted him to do.

Eu perguntei a Mary o que ela queria beber.

I asked Mary what she wanted to drink.

O que ela queria?

What did she want?

— Oito e Meio (1963)

O Tom perguntou à Mary o que ela queria.

Tom asked Mary what she wanted.