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Estou com medo de não dar conta.

I'm afraid I won't be able to cope.

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Why every word is where it is

Estou1verbI amestar · present · 1st sing.com1prepositionwithmedo1nounfearmasc. · sing.deprepositionofnãoadverbnotdar2verbmanageinfinitiveconta2noun(account)fem. · sing..

Estou → medo: estar com medo
medo → de: medo de
dar → conta: dar conta

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

1
estar com medo de = "be afraid of": Portuguese often uses estar com where Spanish uses tener. Feeling states: estar com, ter, ficar com, dar →
2
dar conta = "cope, manage"; not darse cuenta. Light verbs & idioms with dar, ficar, deixar, pegar, rolar →