Phrase · 🧩 Everyday idioms
Ele matou aula pra ir à praia.
He skipped class to go to the beach.
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Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place
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- ele → matou: subject
- matou → aula: fixed phrase
- ir → à: preposition
Mot à mot : “He killed class to go to-the beach.”
Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi
Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.
- 1matar aula = to skip class without permission (lit. to kill class). No article.
- 2pra + infinitive = in order to (spoken para). por vs para (first pass) →
- 3à praia: a + a praia = à, with crase. In speech, ir na praia is common too. Crase (à, às, àquele) →
Variantes
- Ele faltou à aula pra ir à praia.
- Ele matou aula pra ir na praia.
- Hoje eu não vou matar aula!