Phrase · 🧸 Childhood memories
Quando eu era pequena, tinha medo do escuro.
When I was little, I was afraid of the dark.
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Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place
QuandoconjonctionwheneupronomI1re pers. sing. · sujetera1verbewasser · imparfait · 1re pers. sing.pequena1adjectiflittle, smallpequeno · fém. · sing.,tinha2verbehadter · imparfait · 1re pers. sing.medo3nomfearmasc. · sing.doprépositionof thede + o · masc. · sing. · définiescuro3nomdarkmasc. · sing..
- eu → era: eu → era
- Quando → pequena: quando-clause: the time frame
- tinha → escuro: ter medo de: be afraid of
- do → escuro: de + o: masc. sing.
Mot à mot : “When I was little, (I) had fear of-the dark.”
Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi
Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.
- 1quando eu era pequena = when I was little (a woman speaking; a man says pequeno). Ser in the imperfeito sets the time frame. Pretérito imperfeito →
- 2tinha: imperfeito of ter, a lasting state in the past. No accent, unlike Spanish tenía. Pretérito imperfeito →
- 3ter medo de = to be afraid of; o escuro = the dark, a masculine noun. ter: possession, age, obligation (ter que) →
Variantes
- Quando eu era pequeno, tinha medo do escuro.
- Quando criança, eu tinha medo do escuro.
- Eu morria de medo do escuro.