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Phrase · 🥗 Health & habits

Comecei a fazer musculação.

I’ve started doing weight training.

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Why every word is where it is

Comecei1verbI startedcomeçar · past · 1st sing.a1prepositiontofazerverbdoinginfinitivemusculação2nounweight trainingfem. · sing..
  • Comecei → fazer: periphrasis
  • fazer → musculação: object

Word for word: “(I) began to do musculation.”

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    começar a + infinitive. Spelling: comecei (c before e), começou (ç). Aspectual periphrases I: começar a, parar de, voltar a… →
  2. 2
    musculação = weight training. Informal: malhar = to work out.

Variations

  • Comecei a malhar.
  • Entrei na academia.
  • Comecei a fazer academia.