Phrase · 🗺️ Regional speech
Capaz! Imagina se eu ia esquecer teu aniversário.
No way! As if I’d forget your birthday.
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Why every word is where it is
Capaz1interjectionno way!Imagina2verbimagineimaginar · imperative · 2nd sing.se2conjunctionifeupronounI1st sing. · subjectia2verbwas going toir · imperfect · 1st sing.esquecerverbforgetinfinitiveteu3determineryour2nd sing.aniversário3nounbirthdaymasc. · sing..
- Imagina → se: imaginar se
- eu → ia: subject–verb
- ia → esquecer: ir + infinitive
Word for word: “Capable! Imagine if I was going to forget your birthday.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Capaz! = "No way! Not at all!": an emphatic gaúcho denial (Rio Grande do Sul). Regional & social variation in grammar →
- 2Imagina se eu ia… = "As if I would…": imperfect ia for an unreal idea.
- 3teu goes with tu; aniversário = birthday.
Variations
- Imagina! Claro que eu não ia esquecer seu aniversário.