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Gostei mais da verde.

I like the green one best.

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Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place

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Gostei → da: gostar de
da → verde: de + a: the (fem.) one

Mot à mot : “I liked more of-the green.”

Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi

Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.

1
Gostei (perfeito of gostar): Brazilians react in the past tense, "I liked it", right after seeing or trying something. Pretérito perfeito: regular verbs →
2
da verde = de + a verde: gostar always takes de, and a verde means the green one (a blusa, a saia). gostar de & expressing likes →

Variantes

Gostei mais da azul.
Prefiro a verde.
Vou ficar com a verde.