Wendung · 📖 Telling a story
Já tava escurecendo quando a gente chegou na praia.
It was already getting dark when we got to the beach.
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Warum jedes Wort dort steht, wo es steht
JáAdverbalreadytava1Verbit wasestar · Imperfekt · 3. Pers. Sg.escurecendo1Verbgetting darkescurecer · GerundiumquandoKonjunktionwhena gente2Pronomenwe3. Pers. Sg. · SubjektchegouVerbarrivedchegar · Vergangenheit · 3. Pers. Sg.na3Präpositionat theem · fem. · Sg. · bestimmtpraiaNomenbeachfem. · Sg..
- tava → escurecendo: periphrasis
- a gente → chegou: subject
- chegou → na: preposition
Wörtlich: “Already was getting-dark when the people arrived in-the beach.”
Warum sie so gebaut ist
Die Hinweise passen zu den Nummern oben.
- 1tava escurecendo: no subject, like weather verbs. The imperfeito sets the scene. estar + gerund (progressive) →
- 2a gente chegou = we arrived, with a 3rd-person singular verb. Subject pronouns & the spoken person system →
- 3chegar na is everyday speech; careful writing uses chegar à praia. Verbs with prepositions (regência I) →
Varianten
- Já estava escurecendo quando a gente chegou à praia.
- Já estava escurecendo quando chegamos à praia.
- Quando a gente chegou na praia, já tava de noite.