tê-los

to have them

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to have them The pronoun “-los” means “them” and is attached to the infinitive. Before a past participle, the phrase means “to have … them,” as in “tê-los visto” (“to have seen them”).

PO: Espero tê-los ajudado.

EN: I hope I have helped them.

Queriam retribuir por eu tê-los salvado, mas não faziam ideia de como.

They wanted to repay me for saving them, but they had no idea how.

Não devia tê-los convidado à minha casa.

I shouldn't have invited them to my house.

— Roma, Cidade Aberta (1945)

Já devíamos tê-los encontrado!

We should have found them already!

— O Barco: Inferno no Mar (1981)

Devia tê-los matado.

I should have killed them.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Você poderia tê-los salvos!

You could have saved them!

Desculpem tê-los deixado sós.

I'm sorry I left you alone.

— Stalker (1979)

Como eu poderia tê-los salvo?

How could I have saved them?

Há muito tempo atrás pensei tê-los visto.

A long time ago I thought I had seen them.

— O Mundo dos Pequeninos (2010)