Phrase · 🥗 Health & habits

Deixei de tomar refrigerante.

I’ve given up soft drinks.

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Why every word is where it is

Deixei1verbI gave updeixar · past · 1st sing.de1preposition(of)tomarverbdrinkinginfinitiverefrigerante2nounsoft drinksmasc. · sing..

Word for word: “(I) left of to-drink fizzy drink.”

The notes match the numbers above.

1
deixar de + infinitive = to stop, give up (a habit). Same as parar de. Aspectual periphrases I: começar a, parar de, voltar a… →
2
o refrigerante = soft drink. Tomar is the usual verb for drinks.