Wendung · 🙇 Apologies & excuses
Me desculpe pelo atraso.
I apologise for being late.
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Warum jedes Wort dort steht, wo es steht
Me1Objektpronomenmeeu · 1. Pers. Sg. · direktes Objektdesculpe1Verbexcusedesculpar · Imperativ · 3. Pers. Sg.pelo2Präpositionfor thepor · mask. · Sg. · bestimmtatraso3Nomenlatenessmask. · Sg..
- desculpe → Me: object
- desculpe → pelo: preposition
- pelo → atraso: contraction
Wörtlich: “Me excuse for-the delay.”
Warum sie so gebaut ist
Die Hinweise passen zu den Nummern oben.
- 1Me desculpe: polite imperative with the pronoun first, normal in Brazil (Spanish discúlpeme). Object pronouns as spoken →
- 2pelo = por + o. Without it, desculpe o atraso is fine too. Contractions: preposition + article/pronoun →
- 3o atraso = being late (Spanish retraso). Chegar atrasado = to arrive late.
Varianten
- Desculpa o atraso!
- Desculpe pelo atraso.
- Foi mal o atraso, gente!