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Phrase · 👕 Clothes & sizes

Eu calço 38, às vezes 39.

I'm a 38, sometimes a 39.

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Why every word is where it is

EupronounI1st sing. · subjectcalço1verbI wear (size)calçar · present · 1st sing.382determiner38trinta e oito,às vezes3adverbsometimes39determiner39trinta e nove.
  • Eu → calço: eu → calço
  • calço → 38: calçar + size

Word for word: “I shoe 38, at-the times 39.”

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    calço: eu form of calçar; the cedilla keeps the s sound before o. Present indicative: regular -ar/-er/-ir verbs →
  2. 2
    38 is said trinta e oito: tens and units are always joined by e. Numbers, time, dates & prices →
  3. 3
    às vezes = sometimes; the grave accent marks a + as. Contractions: preposition + article/pronoun →

Variations

  • Calço 38.
  • Meu número é 38.
  • Uso 38, mas depende do sapato.