Phrase · ⏰ Daily routine
Durante a semana a gente janta tarde.
During the week we have dinner late.
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Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place
Duranteprépositionduringadéterminanttheo · fém. · sing. · définisemananomweekfém. · sing.a gente1pronomwe3e pers. sing.janta2verbehas dinnerjantar · présent · 3e pers. sing.tardeadverbelate.
- a gente → janta: a gente takes the 3rd person
- Durante → semana: durante + time span
- a → semana: fem. sing.
Mot à mot : “During the week the people dines late.”
Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi
Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.
- 1a gente means "we" in everyday speech. It looks like Spanish la gente, but it refers to the speaker's group. Subject pronouns & the spoken person system →
- 2With a gente the verb takes the ele/ela form: a gente janta. With nós it would be jantamos. Present indicative: regular -ar/-er/-ir verbs →
Variantes
- Durante a semana nós jantamos tarde.
- De segunda a sexta a gente janta tarde.
- Durante a semana a gente come tarde.