Phrase · 📱 Phone & WhatsApp

Meu celular tá sem bateria.

My phone’s battery is dead.

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Why every word is where it is

Meu1determinermymasc. · sing.celular1nounmobile phonemasc. · sing.tá2verbisestar · present · 3rd sing.sem2prepositionwithoutbateria2nounbatteryfem. · sing..

Meu → celular: agrees (m.)
celular → tá: 3sg
tá → bateria: estar sem + noun

Word for word: “My mobile phone is without battery.”

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

1
meu agrees with celular (masculine), the Brazilian word for a mobile phone. Possessives & the dele/dela fix →
2
tá sem = has run out of: tá sem bateria, tô sem dinheiro. ser & estar: forms and core uses →

Variations

Meu celular está sem bateria.
Tô sem bateria!
Meu celular morreu.