Phrase · 🥗 Health & habits

Ando com muita dor nas costas.

I’ve been having a lot of back pain.

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Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place

Ando1verbeI’ve been (walk)andar · présent · 1re pers. sing.com1prépositionwithmuita2déterminanta lot ofmuito · fém. · sing.dor2nompainfém. · sing.nas3prépositionin theem · fém. · plur. · définicostas3nombackfém. · plur..

Ando → com: governs
muita → dor: agreement
nas → costas: preposition

Mot à mot : “(I) walk with much pain in-the backs.”

Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi

Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.

1
andar com = to have been having (lately), like Spanish andar con. Feeling states: estar com, ter, ficar com, dar →
2
a dor is feminine: muita dor, uma dor forte. Noun gender & plural →
3
as costas = the back, always plural: dor nas costas.

Variantes

Tô com muita dor nas costas.
Minhas costas estão doendo muito.
Tenho sentido muita dor nas costas.