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Phrase · ✈️ Travel problems

Meu voo foi cancelado.

My flight was cancelled.

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Why every word is where it is

Meu1determinermy1st sing.voo2nounflightmasc. · sing.foi3verbwasser · past · 3rd sing.cancelado3verbcancelledcancelar · participle · masc. · sing..
  • Meu → voo: agreement
  • foi → cancelado: periphrasis
  • voo → cancelado: agreement

Word for word: “My flight was cancelled.”

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    Meu voo: Brazilians often drop the article before a possessive; o meu voo is also fine. Possessives & the dele/dela fix →
  2. 2
    voo: no circumflex since 2009 (old spelling vôo).
  3. 3
    foi cancelado: passive with ser; the participle agrees: a viagem foi cancelada. Passive voice with ser (and estar / ficar + participle) →

Variations

  • Cancelaram meu voo.
  • O meu voo foi cancelado.
  • Meu voo atrasou.