Phrase · 🧩 Everyday idioms
Acho que a gente entrou numa fria.
I think we’ve got ourselves into a mess.
B1realising things have gone wronginformallearned as a wholeAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Acho1verbI thinkachar · present · 1st sing.queconjunctionthata gente2pronounwe3rd sing. · subjectentrou2verbgot intoentrar · past · 3rd sing.numa3prepositionin aem · fem. · sing. · indefinitefria3nounmessfem. · sing..
- Acho → entrou: governs
- a gente → entrou: subject
- entrou → fria: fixed phrase
Word for word: “(I) think that the people entered in-a cold.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Acho que + indicative: a plain opinion, no subjunctive. Subjunctive after doubt, denial & impersonal expressions →
- 2a gente entrou: spoken "we" with a 3rd-person singular verb. Subject pronouns & the spoken person system →
- 3entrar numa fria = to get into a mess or a bad deal. Numa = em + uma.
Variations
- Que fria!
- Entrei numa fria com esse curso.
- Não entra nessa fria!