Phrase · 😮 Reactions & feelings
Deus me livre!
God forbid! / No way!
B1rejecting an idea stronglyinformallearned as a wholeAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
DeusnounGodmasc. · sing.meobject pronounmeeu · 1st sing. · direct objectlivre1verbsavelivrar · subjunctive · present · 3rd sing.!
- Deus → livre: subject
- livre → me: object
Word for word: “God me free!”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Deus me livre! = God forbid! A fixed wish with the subjunctive, for anything you’d hate to do.
Variations
- Deus me livre e guarde!
- Nem pensar!
- Credo!