Phrase · 🪶 Hedging & softening
Me parece que ainda falta uma etapa.
It seems to me that one stage is still missing.
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Why every word is where it is
Me1object pronounto me1st sing. · indirect objectparece1verbseemsparecer · present · 3rd sing.queconjunctionthataindaadverbstillfalta2verbis missingfaltar · present · 3rd sing.umadetermineroneum · fem. · sing. · indefiniteetapanounstagefem. · sing..
- Me → parece: dative pronoun
- falta → etapa: subject–verb (postposed)
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Me parece que: Brazilian speech starts with the pronoun; formal writing prefers Parece-me que. Clitic placement by register & written object pronouns →
- 2falta uma etapa: singular subject after the verb; plural faltam duas etapas. Agreement norms in formal writing (concordância) →
Variations
- Parece-me que ainda falta uma etapa.