Phrase · 🧩 Idiomatic speech
Ele enfiou o pé na jaca no fim de semana.
He really went overboard at the weekend.
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Why every word is where it is
Elepronounhe3rd sing. · subjectenfiou1verbstuckenfiar · past · 3rd sing.o1determinerthemasc. · sing. · definitepé1nounfootmasc. · sing.na1prepositionin theem+a · fem. · sing. · definitejaca1nounjackfruitfem. · sing.noprepositionon theem+o · masc. · sing. · definitefimnounendmasc. · sing.deprepositionofsemananounweekfem. · sing..
- enfiou → jaca: idiom
- Ele → enfiou: subject–verb
Word for word: “He stuck his foot in the jackfruit at the weekend.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1enfiar o pé na jaca = "go overboard": eat, drink or spend far too much.