Wendung · 🙇 Apologies & excuses

Fiquei preso numa reunião.

I got stuck in a meeting.

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Warum jedes Wort dort steht, wo es steht

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Fiquei → preso: periphrasis
preso → numa: preposition
numa → reunião: contraction

Wörtlich: “(I) stayed held in-a meeting.”

Warum sie so gebaut ist

Die Hinweise passen zu den Nummern oben.

1
ficar + participle = to end up in a state. A woman says fiquei presa. Passive voice with ser (and estar / ficar + participle) →
2
preso = stuck, held up: short participle of prender. Not only "prisoner". Double participles (aceitado / aceito) →
3
numa = em + uma, very common in speech. Contractions: preposition + article/pronoun →

Varianten

Fiquei presa numa reunião.
A reunião atrasou, desculpa!
Fiquei preso no trânsito.