Phrase · 🕵️ Saying what happened (and who did it)
Foi aprovada uma nova lei sobre o uso de celulares nas escolas.
A new law on phone use in schools has been passed.
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Why every word is where it is
Foi1verbwasser · past · 3rd sing.aprovada1verbapprovedaprovar · participle · fem. · sing.umadetermineraum · fem. · sing. · indefinitenovaadjectivenewnovo · fem. · sing.leinounlawfem. · sing.sobreprepositionabout, onodeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definiteusonounusemasc. · sing.deprepositionof, fromcelularesnounmobile phonescelular · masc. · pl.nasprepositionin theem + asescolasnounschoolsescola · fem. · pl..
- aprovada → lei: feminine subject after verb
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Passive with the subject after the verb; aprovada agrees with lei. Passive voice with ser (and estar / ficar + participle) →