Phrase · 📜 Proverbs & sayings
Mais vale um pássaro na mão do que dois voando.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
C2proverb: preferring a sure thinglearned as a wholeAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Maisadverbmorevale1verbis worthvaler · present · 3rd sing.umdetermineramasc. · sing. · indefinitepássaronounbirdmasc. · sing.naprepositionin theem + a · fem. · sing. · definitemãonounhandfem. · sing.doprepositionthande + o · masc. · sing. · definiteque2conjunction(than)doisdeterminertwovoandoverbflyingvoar · gerund.
- Mais → vale: mais vale… do que…
- pássaro → vale: subject after the verb
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1«mais vale» = it's better; the subject (um pássaro) follows the verb.
- 2Comparison with «do que» (or «que»); Spanish uses only «que».