Phrase · 🧾 Formal complaints
Fiquei quarenta minutos na espera e ninguém atendeu.
I was on hold for forty minutes and nobody answered.
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Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place
Fiquei1verbestayed, spentficar · passé · 1re pers. sing.quarentadéterminantfortyminutosnomminutesminuto · masc. · plur.naprépositionin the, on theem + aesperanomhold, waitingfém. · sing.econjonctionandninguémpronomnobodysing.atendeu2verbeansweredatender · passé · 3e pers. sing..
- ninguém → atendeu: 3rd sing
Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi
Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.
- 1ficar + time = to spend (time) somewhere; no por needed. ser/estar/ficar + adjective: meaning shifts →
- 2atender = to answer (the phone). Register switching: spoken ↔ written BR →