Phrase · 🗺️ Regional speech

Bota mais macaxeira no meu prato, visse?

Put some more cassava on my plate, OK?

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Why every word is where it is

Bota1verbputbotar · imperative · 2nd sing.maisadverbmoremacaxeira2nouncassavafem. · sing.noprepositiononem+o · masc. · sing. · definitemeudeterminermy1st sing.pratonounplatemasc. · sing.,visse3verbOKver · past · 2nd sing.?

Bota → macaxeira: direct object
meu → prato: possessive–noun

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

1
botar = "put": everyday Brazilian, more casual than pôr or colocar.
2
macaxeira = cassava in the Northeast; aipim in Rio and Bahia, mandioca in São Paulo. Regional & social variation in grammar →
3
visse? (from viste) = "OK? you hear?": the Pernambuco tag. Discourse markers in conversation →

Variations

Coloca mais mandioca no meu prato, por favor.