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A cavalo dado não se olham os dentes.
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
C2proverb: accepting gifts gracefullylearned as a wholeAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Aprepositionto, atcavalonounhorsemasc. · sing.dadoverbgivendar · participle · masc. · sing.nãoadverbnot, nose1pronoun(one)olham1verblooks atolhar · present · 3rd pl.osdeterminertheo · masc. · pl. · definitedentesnounteethdente · masc. · pl..
- cavalo → dado: cavalo dado
- dentes → olham: passive se: olham agrees with os dentes
Word for word: “At a given horse one doesn't look at the teeth.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Passive «se»: the verb agrees with «os dentes» (olham). Everyday speech also says «não se olha os dentes». The many 'se's →