Wendung · 🧸 Childhood memories
A gente não tinha muita coisa, mas era feliz.
We didn't have much, but we were happy.
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Warum jedes Wort dort steht, wo es steht
A gente1Pronomenwe3. Pers. Sg.nãoAdverbnottinha1Verbhadter · Imperfekt · 3. Pers. Sg.muita2Begleitermuch, manymuito · fem. · Sg.coisa2Nomenthingfem. · Sg.,masKonjunktionbutera3Verbwereser · Imperfekt · 3. Pers. Sg.feliz3AdjektivhappySg..
- A gente → tinha: a gente takes the 3rd person
- muita → coisa: fem. sing.
- A gente → era: a gente is also the subject of era
- era → feliz: era + adjective: description
Wörtlich: “The people didn't have much thing, but was happy.”
Warum sie so gebaut ist
Die Hinweise passen zu den Nummern oben.
- 1a gente não tinha = we didn't have: the ele/ela form tinha, as always with a gente. Subject pronouns & the spoken person system →
- 2muita coisa = a lot of things: Portuguese often uses the singular here, and muito agrees with the noun. Quantity words: muito, pouco, mais, menos, bastante, demais →
- 3era feliz: with a gente the verb, and here the adjective too, stay singular. Pretérito imperfeito →
Varianten
- Nós não tínhamos muita coisa, mas éramos felizes.
- A gente tinha pouco, mas era feliz.
- A gente não tinha quase nada, mas era feliz.