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Devagar se vai ao longe.

Slow and steady wins the race.

C2proverb: patiencelearned as a wholeAudio · coming soon
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Why every word is where it is

Devagaradverbslowlyse1pronounonevai1verbgoesir · present · 3rd sing.aoprepositionto thea + o · masc. · sing. · definitelongeadverbfar.
  • se → vai: impersonal se
  • vai → longe: ir ao longe

Why it's built this way

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  1. 1
    Impersonal «se» (one goes); the fronted adverb attracts the pronoun. The many 'se's →