Phrase · 🔦 Emphasis & focus
Futebol, eu não entendo nada.
Football, I don't know a thing about it.
B2admitting ignoranceinformalpt-BR-spAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Futebol1nounfootballmasc. · sing.,eupronounI1st sing. · subjectnãoadverbnot, noentendoverbunderstandentender · present · 1st sing.nadapronounnothing.
- Futebol → entendo: topic
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Spoken topic without its preposition; careful style: De futebol, eu não entendo nada. Topicalisation & left dislocation →
Variations
- De futebol, eu não entendo nada.