Phrase · 🙇 Apologies & excuses
Eu ia te avisar, mas fiquei sem bateria.
I was going to let you know, but my phone died.
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Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place
eupronomI1re pers. sing. · sujetia1verbewas going toir · imparfait · 1re pers. sing.te1pronom complémentyou2e pers. sing. · CODavisar1verbelet knowinfinitif,masconjonctionbutfiquei2verbeI was leftficar · passé · 1re pers. sing.sem2prépositionwithoutbaterianombatteryfém. · sing..
- eu → ia: subject
- ia → avisar: periphrasis
- avisar → te: object
- fiquei → sem: preposition
Mot à mot : “I was-going you to-inform, but (I) stayed without battery.”
Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi
Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.
- 1ia te avisar = I was going to tell you (but didn’t): ia + infinitive, pronoun in the middle. Pretérito imperfeito →
- 2ficar sem = to run out of: fiquei sem bateria, sem dinheiro. No me. ficar: stay, become, be located →
Variantes
- Eu ia te ligar, mas meu celular descarregou.
- Ia te mandar mensagem, mas acabou a bateria.
- Fiquei sem bateria, por isso não te avisei.