Phrase · 🧩 Idiomatic speech
Ele vive com a cabeça nas nuvens.
He always has his head in the clouds.
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Why every word is where it is
Elepronounhe3rd sing. · subjectvive1verblivesviver · present · 3rd sing.com2prepositionwitha2determinertheo · fem. · sing. · definitecabeça2nounheadfem. · sing.nas2prepositionin theem+a · fem. · pl. · definitenuvens2nouncloudsnuvem · fem. · pl..
- Ele → vive: subject–verb
- com → nuvens: idiom
Word for word: “He lives with his head in the clouds.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1viver + complement = "always be": vive com a cabeça…. Aspectual periphrases II →
- 2com a cabeça nas nuvens = "with his head in the clouds"; nuvem → nuvens.