Phrase · 😮 Reactions & feelings
Foi cansativo, mas valeu a pena.
It was tiring, but it was worth it.
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Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place
Foi1verbeit wasser · passé · 3e pers. sing.cansativo2adjectiftiringmasc. · sing.,masconjonctionbutvaleu3verbewas worthvaler · passé · 3e pers. sing.a3déterminanttheo · fém. · sing. · définipena3nomtroublefém. · sing..
- Foi → cansativo: governs
- valeu → pena: fixed phrase
Mot à mot : “(It) was tiring, but (it) was-worth the pain.”
Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi
Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.
- 1Foi: perfeito of ser, the same form as for ir. Pretérito perfeito: irregular verbs →
- 2cansativo = tiring (it tires you). Cansado = tired (how you feel).
- 3valer a pena = to be worth it. On its own, Valeu! means "thanks!". Pretérito perfeito: regular verbs →
Variantes
- Valeu muito a pena!
- Deu trabalho, mas valeu a pena.
- Foi puxado, mas valeu.