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Phrase · 🧩 Idiomatic speech

Esse assunto já deu o que tinha que dar.

This topic has run its course.

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Why every word is where it is

Essedeterminerthismasc. · sing.assuntonounsubjectmasc. · sing.jáadverbalreadydeu1verbgavedar · past · 3rd sing.o1pronounwhatque1pronounthattinha1verbhadter · imperfect · 3rd sing.que1conjunctiontodar1verbgiveinfinitive.
  • assunto → deu: subject–verb
  • deu → dar: idiom

Word for word: “This subject has already given what it had to give.”

Why it's built this way

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    já deu o que tinha que dar = "has run its course": a dar idiom for something worn out. Light verbs & idioms with dar, ficar, deixar, pegar, rolar →