Phrase · 🥗 Health & habits
Bebo pelo menos dois litros de água por dia.
I drink at least two litres of water a day.
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Why every word is where it is
BeboverbI drinkbeber · present · 1st sing.pelo menos1adverbat leastdoisdeterminertwomasc.litrosnounlitreslitro · masc. · pl.deprepositionofáguanounwaterfem. · sing.por2prepositiona (per)dia2noundaymasc. · sing..
- Bebo → litros: object
- dois → litros: agreement
- por → dia: preposition
Word for word: “(I) drink by-the less two litres of water per day.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1pelo menos = at least (por + o → pelo). Contractions: preposition + article/pronoun →
- 2por dia = a day, per day. Dia ends in -a but is masculine: o dia.
Variations
- Tomo pelo menos dois litros de água por dia.
- Tento beber dois litros de água por dia.
- Bebo uns dois litros de água todo dia.