Phrase · 💭 Hypotheses & regrets
Me arrependo de não ter aceitado a vaga.
I regret not taking the job.
B2expressing regretinformalpt-BR-spAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Me1pronounme, to meeu · 1st sing.arrependo1verbregretarrepender · present · 1st sing.deprepositionof, fromnãoadverbnot, noterverbto haveinfinitiveaceitado2verbacceptedaceitar · participle · masc. · sing.adeterminertheo · fem. · sing. · definitevaganounjob opening, placefem. · sing..
- arrependo → de: arrepender-se de
- ter → aceitado: compound infinitive
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Spoken Brazilian starts with the pronoun: Me arrependo; writing prefers Arrependo-me or Eu me arrependo. Clitic placement by register & written object pronouns →
- 2arrepender-se de + ter + participle (never haver in speech). Reduced clauses I: gerund & infinitive clauses →
Variations
- Eu me arrependo de não ter aceitado a vaga.