Phrase · 🧩 Idiomatic speech
Ele sempre tira o corpo fora quando aparece problema.
He always ducks out when there's a problem.
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Why every word is where it is
Elepronounhe3rd sing. · subjectsempreadverbalwaystira1verbtakestirar · present · 3rd sing.o1determinerthemasc. · sing. · definitecorpo1nounbodymasc. · sing.fora1adverboutquandoconjunctionwhenaparece2verbcomes upaparecer · present · 3rd sing.problema2nouna problemmasc. · sing..
- tira → fora: idiom
- Ele → tira: subject–verb
- aparece → problema: subject–verb (postposed)
Word for word: “He always takes his body out when a problem appears.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1tirar o corpo fora = "duck out, dodge responsibility".
- 2A bare noun after the verb (aparece problema) is common in speech.