Phrase · ✈️ Travel problems
Minha bagagem foi extraviada.
My luggage has been lost.
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Why every word is where it is
Minhadeterminermymeu · 1st sing.bagagem1nounluggagefem. · sing.foi2verbwasser · past · 3rd sing.extraviada2verblostextraviar · participle · fem. · sing..
- Minha → bagagem: agreement
- bagagem → foi: subject
- foi → extraviada: periphrasis
- bagagem → extraviada: agreement
Word for word: “My luggage was mislaid.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1a bagagem is feminine, like every noun in -agem. Noun gender & plural →
- 2foi extraviada: passive with ser. The participle agrees with bagagem, so it ends in -a. Passive voice with ser (and estar / ficar + participle) →
Variations
- Extraviaram minha bagagem.
- Minha mala foi extraviada.
- Perderam minha bagagem.