Phrase · 📖 Telling a story
Foi aí que eu me dei conta do erro.
That’s when I realised my mistake.
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Why every word is where it is
Foi1verbit wasser · past · 3rd sing.aíadverbthen (there)queconjunctionthat (when)eupronounI1st sing. · subjectmeobject pronounmyselfeu · 1st sing. · direct objectdei2verbgavedar · past · 1st sing.contanounaccountfem. · sing.do3prepositionof thede · masc. · sing. · definiteerronounmistakemasc. · sing..
- Foi → que: fixed phrase
- eu → dei: subject
- dei → me: object
- dei → conta: fixed phrase
- conta → do: preposition
Word for word: “Was there that I myself gave account of-the mistake.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Foi aí que = that’s when: a frame that puts the spotlight on the key moment.
- 2me dei conta = I realised: dar-se conta, with me before the verb in speech. Reflexive verbs & daily routine →
- 3dar-se conta de: the de merges with the article → do erro. Verbs with prepositions (regência I) →
Variations
- Foi nessa hora que eu percebi o erro.
- Aí caiu a ficha.
- Só então eu me dei conta do que tinha feito.