"Fomos seguidas por dois homens."

Translation: We were followed by two men.

[kisskissattack]

This is just straight up creepy

[idiomas-isaac]

Seems like something you say to the police

[DanielAndr681879]

Probably that's the reason why it's being taught here

[markmanson]

seguidos should be acceptable here as well, no?

[erudis]

If you're translating from English to Portuguese, then yes.

[r_i_l_e_y]

when do we use "seguido" vs "seguida"

[tuuky]

It depends on the subject's gender. Male: "ele foi seguido" Female: "Ela foi seguida"

[r_i_l_e_y]

Ok so it implies is was two or more women being followed. Got it. Thanks!

[ronkisimo]

I was thrown off because of the male voice. but this sentence would be said by woman

[tuuky]

If you listen to the slower audio, it is a bit clearer she says "seguidas"

[RabbitsRabbits]

Do they really use the passive like this in Portuguese? Whenever it comes time to teach my Brazilian students the passive they always say it is almost never used in Portuguese....

[EdvntL]

Yes, it is actually very common.

[juliobarba10]

that's a weird thing to read

[Yaguarete.Pl]

Why I was obligated to write "we" like it was been "nos"?

[DaveDfromWV]

"Fomos" is first-person plural preterite. I imagine that "nos" could have been included at the beginning, but "fomos" can be determined as first-person plural without the pronoun. (If corrected by a native Portuguese speaker, I bow to their superior knowledge.)

[Gyozo_Cserhalmy]

Can I say estivemos seguidas? Isn't this a state of being followed?