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Phrase · 🙇 Apologies & excuses

Meu despertador não tocou.

My alarm didn’t go off.

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Why every word is where it is

Meu2determinermy1st sing.despertadornounalarm clockmasc. · sing.nãoadverbnottocou1verbwent offtocar · past · 3rd sing..
  • Meu → despertador: agreement
  • despertador → tocou: subject
  • não → tocou: modifier

Word for word: “My alarm-clock not played.”

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    tocar = to ring, go off (alarm, phone, doorbell). Spanish uses sonar. Pretérito perfeito: regular verbs →
  2. 2
    Meu despertador: in Brazil no article is needed before the possessive. Possessives & the dele/dela fix →

Variations

  • Perdi a hora!
  • O despertador não tocou e eu perdi a hora.
  • Dormi demais, desculpa!