Zwrot · 🧸 Childhood memories
Quando eu era pequena, tinha medo do escuro.
When I was little, I was afraid of the dark.
A2talking about childhood fearsNagranie · wkrótce
Dlaczego każde słowo stoi tam, gdzie stoi
QuandospójnikwheneuzaimekI1. os. lp. · podmiotera1czasownikwasser · przeszły niedokonany · 1. os. lp.pequena1przymiotniklittle, smallpequeno · r. żeński · lp.,tinha2czasownikhadter · przeszły niedokonany · 1. os. lp.medo3rzeczownikfearr. męski · lp.doprzyimekof thede + o · r. męski · lp. · określonyescuro3rzeczownikdarkr. męski · lp..
- 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.
Dosłownie: “When I was little, (I) had fear of-the dark.”
Dlaczego jest zbudowany właśnie tak
Numery uwag odpowiadają numerom powyżej.
- 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) →
Warianty
- Quando eu era pequeno, tinha medo do escuro.
- Quando criança, eu tinha medo do escuro.
- Eu morria de medo do escuro.