Phrase · 🗺️ Regional speech
Cê tá ligado que o show de sábado foi cancelado?
Did you hear the Saturday concert was cancelled?
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Why every word is where it is
Cêpronounyouvocê · 3rd sing. · subjecttá1verbareestar · present · 3rd sing.ligado1adjectiveawaremasc. · sing.queconjunctionthatodeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definiteshownounconcertmasc. · sing.deprepositiononsábadonounSaturdaymasc. · sing.foi2verbwasser · past · 3rd sing.cancelado2verbcancelledcancelar · participle · masc. · sing.?
- Cê → tá: subject–verb
- tá → ligado: estar + adjective
- cancelado → show: participle agreement
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1tá ligado = "you know, are you aware": São Paulo slang, also a filler (tá ligado?). Regional & social variation in grammar →
- 2foi cancelado: passive, the participle agreeing with o show. Passive voice with ser (and estar / ficar + participle) →
Variations
- Você sabia que o show de sábado foi cancelado?