Phrase · ✈️ Travel problems
Minha mala não chegou; o que eu faço?
My suitcase didn’t arrive; what do I do?
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Why every word is where it is
Minhadeterminermymeu · 1st sing.mala1nounsuitcasefem. · sing.nãoadverbnotchegouverbarrivedchegar · past · 3rd sing.;o quepronounwhateupronounI1st sing. · subjectfaço2verbdofazer · present · 1st sing.?
- Minha → mala: agreement
- mala → chegou: subject
- eu → faço: subject
Word for word: “My suitcase not arrived; what I do?”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1a mala = suitcase. Careful: Spanish mala means "bad"; maleta isn’t used in Brazil.
- 2o que eu faço? = what should I do? The present, with the subject said. Questions & question words (incl. cadê) →
Variations
- Minha bagagem não chegou.
- Extraviaram minha mala.
- Onde eu faço a reclamação da bagagem?