Phrase · 👋 Greetings & goodbyes
Nossa, quanto tempo! Que bom te ver!
Wow, long time no see! So good to see you!
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Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place
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- quanto → tempo: agrees (m.)
- Que → bom: que + adjective
- te → ver: te = object of ver
Mot à mot : “Wow, how much time! How good you to-see!”
Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi
Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.
- 1Nossa! (short for Nossa Senhora) = wow! It shows surprise, good or bad.
- 2Quanto tempo! = long time no see. quanto agrees with masculine tempo.
- 3Que bom! = how nice! Que + adjective makes an exclamation.
- 4te ver: Brazilians use te with você, placed before the infinitive. Subject pronouns & the spoken person system →
Variantes
- Quanto tempo! Tudo bem com você?
- Que saudade!
- Nossa, que bom te ver!