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Phrase · 🤙 Slang & internet speech

Ele me deu um perdido na festa.

He ditched me at the party.

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Why every word is where it is

Elepronounhe, it3rd sing.meobject pronounmeeu · 1st sing. · indirect objectdeu1verbgavedar · past · 3rd sing.umdetermineramasc. · sing. · indefiniteperdido1nounslipmasc. · sing.naprepositionin theem + a · fem. · sing. · definitefestanounpartyfem. · sing..
  • deu → perdido: dar um perdido em alguém
  • me → deu: me = the person ditched

Why it's built this way

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  1. 1
    «dar um perdido» = to give someone the slip, to vanish without a word. Light verbs & idioms with dar, ficar, deixar, pegar, rolar →