que fosse

that it was

→ que

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that it was Subjunctive form of "ser" after ideas like wanting, thinking, or doubting. In context it can also mean "that it were" or "that it might be".

PO: Eu não sabia que fosse tão tarde.

EN: I didn’t know that it was so late.

Não aceitaria nem que fosse de graça.

I wouldn't accept it even if it were for free.

Eu suspeitei que fosse ele.

I suspected it was him.

— Caché (2005)

Você pensou que fosse você?

Did you think it was you?

— Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Gostaria de pedir-lhe que fosse gentil com ele.

I would like to ask you to be kind to him.

— Elena (2011)

Quem me dera que fosse meu.

I wish it were mine.

— Tudo Sobre Minha Mãe (1999)

Quem você pensou que fosse?

Who did you think it was?

Mesmo que fosse impossível, ele tentaria.

Even if it were impossible, he would try.

O soldado Gonzales bebeu minha tinta pensando que fosse remédio.

Soldier Gonzales drank my ink thinking it was medicine.

— Aguirre, a Cólera dos Deuses (1972)

Quem dera que fosse assim tão fácil!

I wish it were that easy!

Esse filme foi mais interessante do que eu esperava que fosse.

This movie was more interesting than I expected it to be.

Na reunião nós concordamos que fosse pacífico.

At the meeting, we agreed that it should be peaceful.

— Irmão (1997)

Você achou que fosse ele?

Did you think it was him?

— Azul É A Cor Mais Quente (2013)

Ficaram decepcionados, porque queriam que fosse médico.

They were disappointed because they wanted him to be a doctor.

— Doentes de Amor (2017)