Phrase · 🧩 Everyday idioms
Enfiei o pé na jaca no fim de semana.
I really overdid it at the weekend.
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Why every word is where it is
Enfiei1verbI stuckenfiar · past · 1st sing.odeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitepé1nounfootmasc. · sing.naprepositionin theem + a · fem. · sing. · definitejaca1nounjackfruitfem. · sing.noprepositionin theem + o · masc. · sing. · definitefimnounendmasc. · sing.deprepositionof, fromsemananounweekfem. · sing..
- Enfiei → jaca: enfiar o pé na jaca = overindulge
- fim → semana: fim de semana
Word for word: “I stuck my foot in the jackfruit at the weekend.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1«enfiar o pé na jaca» = to overdo it (drinking, eating, spending).