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Phrase · 🗺️ Regional speech

Bah, que frio! Tu trouxe casaco?

Wow, it’s freezing! Did you bring a coat?

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Why every word is where it is

Bah1interjectionwow,quedeterminerwhatfrionouncoldmasc. · sing.!Tu2pronounyou2nd sing. · subjecttrouxe2verbbroughttrazer · past · 3rd sing.casaco3nouncoatmasc. · sing.?
  • Tu → trouxe: tu + 3sg verb
  • trouxe → casaco: direct object

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    Bah = surprise, admiration or annoyance: the gaúcho interjection (Rio Grande do Sul). Regional & social variation in grammar →
  2. 2
    tu trouxe: tu with a third-person verb, normal in casual southern speech; standard tu trouxeste. Subject pronouns & the spoken person system →
  3. 3
    casaco = "coat, jacket".

Variations

  • Nossa, que frio! Você trouxe casaco?