Phrase · 🧩 Everyday idioms
A gente matou aula para ir à praia.
We skipped class to go to the beach.
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Why every word is where it is
Adeterminertheo · fem. · sing. · definitegentepronounwematou1verbkilled (skipped)matar · past · 3rd sing.aula1nounclassfem. · sing.paraprepositionfor, toirverbgoinfinitiveàprepositionto thea + a · fem. · sing. · definitepraianounbeachfem. · sing..
- gente → matou: a gente → matou (3rd singular)
- matou → aula: matar aula = skip class
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1«matar aula» = to skip class (no article).