tinha dito

had said

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had said Past perfect of dizer. Depending on context, it can also mean 'had told' when followed by a person.
PO: Eu tinha dito que não podia ir.
EN: I had said that I couldn't go.

Kenny, você tinha dito que o cara era profissional.

Kenny, you said the guy was a professional.

— Anaconda (2025)

O que ele tinha dito vinha a ser um mito.

What he had said turned out to be a myth.

Eu já tinha dito isso a ele.

I had already told him that.

— Alerta Apocalipse (2026)

Eu fiquei horrorizado com o que ela tinha dito.

I was horrified by what she had said.

O que eu tinha dito?

What had I said?

— O Ódio (1995)

Você tinha dito chuva.

You had said rain.

— Uma Mulher Alta (2019)

Eu tinha dito a você, eu não sei viajar com um mentiroso.

I told you, I don't know how to travel with a liar.

— Piku (2015)

Tinha dito.

I had said so.

— A Garota Ideal (2007)