Phrase · 🤙 Slang & internet speech

Deu ruim: o chefe viu a mensagem.

It all went wrong: the boss saw the message.

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Why every word is where it is

Deu1verbwent (lit. gave)dar · past · 3rd sing.ruim1adverbbadly:odeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitechefenounbossmasc. · sing.viuverbsawver · past · 3rd sing.adeterminertheo · fem. · sing. · definitemensagem2nounmessagefem. · sing..

Deu → ruim: dar ruim = go wrong
chefe → viu: chefe → viu

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

1
«deu ruim» = it went wrong; the opposite is «deu bom». Light verbs & idioms with dar, ficar, deixar, pegar, rolar →
2
«mensagem» is feminine: a mensagem (Spanish «el mensaje»).