Phrase · ⚖️ Legal & administrative
Fica vedado o uso de celulares durante a realização da prova.
The use of mobile phones is prohibited during the exam.
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Why every word is where it is
Fica1verbisficar · present · 3rd sing.vedado1verbprohibitedvedar · participle · masc. · sing.odeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definiteuso2nounusemasc. · sing.deprepositionofcelularesnounmobile phonescelular · masc. · pl.duranteprepositionduringadeterminertheo · fem. · sing. · definiterealizaçãonountakingfem. · sing.daprepositionof thede+a · fem. · sing. · definiteprovanounexamfem. · sing..
- Fica → vedado: fica vedado
- vedado → uso: participle agreement
- Fica → uso: subject–verb (postposed)
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Fica vedado = is prohibited: the standard formula of rules and official notices.
- 2The subject o uso comes after the verb; vedado still agrees with it (masculine singular). Stylistic inversion & emphatic word order →
Variations
- É proibido o uso de celulares durante a prova.