Phrase · 📖 Telling a story
Mal entrei em casa, a luz acabou.
The moment I walked in, the power went out.
B1linking events in timeinformalAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Mal1conjunctionas soon asentreiverbI came inentrar · past · 1st sing.em2prepositionintocasanounhomefem. · sing.,adeterminertheo · fem. · sing. · definiteluznounpower (light)fem. · sing.acabou3verbwent outacabar · past · 3rd sing..
- Mal → entrei: governs
- entrei → em: preposition
- luz → acabou: subject
Word for word: “Barely (I) entered in home, the light ended.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Mal + perfeito = as soon as, the moment: one event right after another. Linking words II →
- 2entrar em = to go into. Not entrar a. Verbs with prepositions (regência I) →
- 3a luz acabou = the power went out (also faltou luz). Luz means electricity here.
Variations
- Assim que eu entrei em casa, a luz acabou.
- Mal eu entrei em casa, faltou luz.
- Eu tinha acabado de entrar quando a luz acabou.