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Fiquei quarenta minutos na espera e ninguém atendeu.

I was on hold for forty minutes and nobody answered.

B2describing the problemくだけた音声・近日公開

それぞれの単語がその位置にある理由

Fiquei1動詞stayed, spentficar · 過去 · 1人称単数quarenta限定詞fortyminutos名詞minutesminuto · 男性 · 複数na前置詞in the, on theem + aespera名詞hold, waiting女性 · 単数e接続詞andninguém代名詞nobody単数atendeu2動詞answeredatender · 過去 · 3人称単数.

ninguém → atendeu: 3rd sing

この形になる理由

注の番号は上の番号に対応しています。

1
ficar + time = to spend (time) somewhere; no por needed. ser/estar/ficar + adjective: meaning shifts →
2
atender = to answer (the phone). Register switching: spoken ↔ written BR →