Phrase · 🙇 Apologies & excuses
Me desculpe pelo atraso.
I apologise for being late.
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Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place
Me1pronom complémentmeeu · 1re pers. sing. · CODdesculpe1verbeexcusedesculpar · impératif · 3e pers. sing.pelo2prépositionfor thepor · masc. · sing. · définiatraso3nomlatenessmasc. · sing..
- desculpe → Me: object
- desculpe → pelo: preposition
- pelo → atraso: contraction
Mot à mot : “Me excuse for-the delay.”
Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi
Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.
- 1Me desculpe: polite imperative with the pronoun first, normal in Brazil (Spanish discúlpeme). Object pronouns as spoken →
- 2pelo = por + o. Without it, desculpe o atraso is fine too. Contractions: preposition + article/pronoun →
- 3o atraso = being late (Spanish retraso). Chegar atrasado = to arrive late.
Variantes
- Desculpa o atraso!
- Desculpe pelo atraso.
- Foi mal o atraso, gente!