ela ia

she was going to

→ ela
phrase Uncommon #18,720
she was going to Usually followed by an infinitive to describe something she intended or was expected to do in the past.
PO: Ela ia viajar no sábado.
EN: She was going to travel on Saturday.

Você poderia comprar qualquer coisa nessa loja para Maria, que ela ia gostar.

You could buy Maria anything in this store, and she would like it.

Ela ia jantar com suas amigas.

She was going to have dinner with her friends.

— Sobre Meninos e Lobos (2003)

Você acha que era isso que ela ia dizer quando sentamos aqui?

Do you think that was what she was going to say when we sat down here?

— Juno (2007)

Eu sabia que ela ia recusar.

I knew she would refuse.

— Guardiões da Noite (2004)

Ela ia dizer algo mais.

She was going to say something else.

— Morte ao Vivo (1996)

Ela ia vê-lo no hospital todo dia.

She would visit him at the hospital every day.

Ela ia caminhando até a escola porque morava perto.

She used to walk to school because she lived nearby.

Ela ia me contar, só que mudou de assunto.

She was going to tell me, but she changed the subject.

Falei que ela ia morar no quarto do sótão.

I told her she was going to live in the attic room.

— A Empregada (2025)

Eu sabia que ela ia te contar.

I knew she was going to tell you.

— Dinheiro Suspeito (2026)

Ela ia dormir quando ouviu um barulho estranho na cozinha.

She was about to go to sleep when she heard a strange noise in the kitchen.

Ela ia comprar o vestido, mas achou caro demais.

She was going to buy the dress, but she thought it was too expensive.

Ela ia me telefonar.

She was going to call me.

— Sociedade dos Poetas Mortos (1989)

Como ela ia ganhar lutando assim?

How was she supposed to win fighting like that?

— Dangal (2016)

Ela ia implorar aos pais de Won-mo até não ter mais dedos.

She would beg Won-mo's parents until she had no fingers left.

— Lady Vingança (2005)

Ela ia sair da cidade.

She was going to leave town.

— Sobre Meninos e Lobos (2003)

Sabia que ela ia dizer isso.

I knew she was going to say that.

— Ghost in the Shell: O Fantasma do Futuro (1995)