Phrase · 🍽️ At the restaurant

Desculpa, mas eu pedi sem cebola.

Sorry, but I ordered it without onion.

A2complaining politely about an orderAudio · bientôt disponible

Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place

Desculpa1interjectionsorry,masconjonctionbuteupronomI1re pers. sing. · sujetpedi2verbeordered, asked forpedir · passé · 1re pers. sing.sem3prépositionwithoutcebolanomonionfém. · sing..

eu → pedi: eu → pedi
pedi → sem: pedir sem: order without
sem → cebola: sem + noun

Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi

Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.

1
Desculpa softens a complaint, like "sorry, but…". More formal: Desculpe. Imperative & polite requests →
2
pedi: perfeito of pedir (to order, ask for something), eu form. No object pronoun needed. Asking a question is perguntar. pedir vs perguntar →
3
sem = without, with a final m. Prepositions of place and time (basic) →

Variantes

Desculpe, mas eu pedi sem cebola.
Moço, veio com cebola, e eu pedi sem.
Com licença, eu tinha pedido sem cebola.