Phrase · ✈️ Travel problems
Esse voo tem atrasado muito ultimamente.
This flight has been late a lot lately.
B1complaining about a repeated problemAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Essedeterminerthismasc. · sing.voonounflightmasc. · sing.tem1verbhaster · present · 3rd sing.atrasado1verbbeen delayedatrasar · participle · masc. · sing.muitoadverba lotultimamente2adverblately.
- Esse → voo: agreement
- voo → tem: subject
- tem → atrasado: periphrasis
- ultimamente → tem: modifier
Word for word: “This flight has delayed much lately.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1tem atrasado (perfeito composto) = keeps being late, again and again up to now. One delay is atrasou. Perfeito composto: tenho feito (“I’ve been doing”) →
- 2ultimamente (lately) often goes with tem + participle. Perfeito composto: tenho feito (“I’ve been doing”) →
Variations
- Esse voo vive atrasando.
- Esse voo atrasa quase todo dia.
- Ultimamente esse voo tem atrasado bastante.