Phrase · 🎬 Storytelling with markers

Do nada, começou a chover granizo.

Out of nowhere, it started to hail.

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Why every word is where it is

Do1prepositionout ofde+o · masc. · sing. · definitenada1pronounnothing,começou2verbstartedcomeçar · past · 3rd sing.a2prepositiontochover2verbraininfinitivegranizonounhailmasc. · sing..

Do → nada: do nada
começou → a: começar a
chover → granizo: object

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

1
Do nada = "out of nowhere": marks a sudden event. Discourse markers in conversation →
2
começar a + infinitive = "start to".