Portuguese Phrase
Resumindo, combinamos três ações principais.
Meaning
The sentence means ‘In summary, we have combined three main actions.’ It signals that the speaker is wrapping up a discussion and highlighting the three key measures that have been merged.
When to use
Use this phrase at the end of a meeting, presentation, or written report when you want to succinctly recap the most important steps that have been agreed upon.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Resumindo,combinamostrêsaçõesprincipais.
Gerúndio adverbial
‘Resumindo’ is the gerund of ‘resumir’ used to introduce a summary, similar to ‘in summary’ in English.
Verbo ‘combinar’ – 1ª pessoa do plural
‘Combinamos’ is the present indicative, first‑person plural of ‘combinar’, meaning ‘we combine’.
Concordância de número
‘Ações’ (feminine plural) must agree with the adjective ‘principais’ (also feminine plural).
Numeral ‘três’
‘Três’ is an invariant cardinal number placed before the noun.
🗨In Conversation
Resumindo, combinamos três ações principais.
In summary, we have combined three main actions.
Ótimo, agora podemos avançar com a implementação.
Great, now we can move forward with the implementation.
✕Common Mistakes
Resumindo, combinamos três ação principal.
‘Ação’ and ‘principal’ must agree in number with ‘três’, so both should be plural.
Resumindo combinamos três ações principais.
A comma after ‘Resumindo’ is required to separate the introductory gerund from the main clause.
Resumindo, combinam três ações principais.
If the speaker is not part of the group, use ‘combinaram’ (they combined) instead of ‘combinamos’ (we combined).
↔Alternatives
Em resumo, unimos três ações principais.
In short, we united three main actions.
Para sintetizar, juntamos três medidas essenciais.
To synthesize, we joined three essential measures.
Concluindo, combinamos três iniciativas principais.
Concluding, we combined three main initiatives.
Cultural Tip
‘Resumindo’ is slightly more formal than ‘Em resumo’ and is common in business Portuguese, especially in Brazil. It works well in both spoken and written contexts, but avoid overusing it in casual conversation where a simple ‘Então…’ might feel more natural.