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Já perdi a paciência com esse sistema.

I've run out of patience with this system.

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Why every word is where it is

Jáadverbalreadyperdi1verbI've lostperder · past · 1st sing.a1determinermyo · fem. · sing. · definitepaciência1nounpatiencefem. · sing.com1prepositionwithessedeterminerthismasc. · sing.sistema2nounsystemmasc. · sing..
  • perdi → paciência: perder a paciência
  • paciência → com: paciência com
  • esse → sistema: agreement

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    perder a paciência com = "lose patience with": article, not possessive.
  2. 2
    sistema is masculine despite the -a: esse sistema.