Phrase · 🥗 Health & habits

Comer tarde me faz mal.

Eating late doesn’t agree with me.

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Why every word is where it is

Comer1verbeatinginfinitivetardeadverblatemeobject pronounmeeu · 1st sing. · indirect objectfaz2verbdoesfazer · present · 3rd sing.mal2adverbharm (badly).

Comer → faz: subject
faz → me: object
faz → mal: fixed phrase

Word for word: “To-eat late me does bad.”

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

1
An infinitive can be the subject: Comer tarde = eating late.
2
fazer mal = to be bad for, disagree with; fazer bem = to do good.

Variations

Comer muito tarde me faz mal.
Quando como tarde, passo mal.
Jantar tarde não me faz bem.