Phrase · 🙇 Apologies & excuses

Desculpa avisar em cima da hora.

Sorry for the short notice.

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Why every word is where it is

Desculpa1verbsorrydesculpar · imperative · 3rd sing.avisar1verbtelling (you)infinitiveem cima da hora2adverbat the last minute.

Word for word: “Sorry to-tell on top of-the hour.”

The notes match the numbers above.

1
Desculpa + infinitive = sorry for doing something, with no preposition needed. Imperative & polite requests →
2
em cima da hora = at the last minute (literally "on top of the hour"). Da = de + a. Contractions: preposition + article/pronoun →