Phrase · 📜 Proverbs & sayings
Cada um sabe onde o sapato aperta.
Only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches.
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Why every word is where it is
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- um → sabe: cada um → sabe
- sapato → aperta: sapato → aperta
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1«apertar» = to squeeze, pinch; no pronoun needed (Spanish: le aprieta).