Phrase · 🧩 Everyday idioms
Ela me deu um bolo ontem.
She stood me up yesterday.
C2complaining about being stood upinformalpt-BR-spAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Elapronounshe, itele · 3rd sing.meobject pronounmeeu · 1st sing. · indirect objectdeu1verbgavedar · past · 3rd sing.umdetermineramasc. · sing. · indefinitebolo1nouncakemasc. · sing.ontemadverbyesterday.
- deu → bolo: dar um bolo = to stand someone up
- me → deu: próclise: me deu
Word for word: “She gave me a cake yesterday.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1«dar um bolo (em alguém)» = to stand someone up; not a gift!