Phrase · 🏦 Bank & paperwork
Faltou um documento; vou ter que voltar amanhã.
A document was missing; I’ll have to come back tomorrow.
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Why every word is where it is
Faltou1verbwas missingfaltar · past · 3rd sing.umdetermineramasc. · sing. · indefinitedocumentonoundocumentmasc. · sing.;vou2verbI’m going toir · present · 1st sing.ter2verbhaveinfinitiveque2conjunctiontovoltarverbcome backinfinitiveamanhãadverbtomorrow.
- documento → Faltou: subject
- um → documento: agreement
- vou → ter: periphrasis
- ter → voltar: governs
Word for word: “Lacked a document; (I) go to-have that to-return tomorrow.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Faltou um documento = one document was missing. With faltar the subject usually comes after. Pretérito perfeito: regular verbs →
- 2vou ter que + infinitive = I’ll have to: ir + ter que. ter: possession, age, obligation (ter que) →
Variations
- Faltou um papel; vou ter que voltar amanhã.
- Esqueci um documento e vou ter que voltar.
- Tá faltando um documento.