Phrase · ✈️ Travel problems
A estrada está interditada; tem algum desvio?
The road is closed; is there a detour?
B1asking about a road closureAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Adeterminertheo · fem. · sing. · definiteestradanounroadfem. · sing.está1verbisestar · present · 3rd sing.interditada1verbclosedinterditar · participle · fem. · sing.;tem2verbis thereter · present · 3rd sing.algumdeterminera / anymasc. · sing.desvio3noundetourmasc. · sing.?
- está → interditada: periphrasis
- estrada → interditada: agreement
- tem → desvio: object
- algum → desvio: agreement
Word for word: “The road is closed-off; has some detour?”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1estar interditada: estar + participle describes the result (closed). It agrees with estrada. Passive voice with ser (and estar / ficar + participle) →
- 2tem = is there, in speech. In writing: há algum desvio? Existential tem (speech) vs há (writing) →
- 3o desvio = detour, diversion.
Variations
- A estrada tá fechada; tem outro caminho?
- Interditaram a estrada; qual é o desvio?
- A estrada está interditada por causa da chuva.