Phrase · 🙇 Apologies & excuses

Fui pego de surpresa.

I was caught off guard.

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Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place

Fui1verbeI wasser · passé · 1re pers. sing.pego2verbecaughtpegar · participe · masc. · sing.de3prépositionbysurpresa3nomsurprisefém. · sing..

Mot à mot : “(I) was caught of surprise.”

Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.

1
Fui pego: passive with ser. A woman says fui pega: the participle agrees. Passive voice with ser (and estar / ficar + participle) →
2
pego (open é): short participle of pegar, normal in Brazil next to pegado. Double participles (aceitado / aceito) →
3
de surpresa = by surprise, off guard. Spelled with u: surpresa.