Phrase · 📰 Journalistic style
Morreu nesta segunda-feira, aos 87 anos, o escritor Joaquim Dantas.
The writer Joaquim Dantas died on Monday at the age of 87.
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Why every word is where it is
Morreu1verbdiedmorrer · past · 3rd sing.nestaprepositionthisem+esta · fem. · sing.segunda-feiranounMondayfem. · sing.,aos2prepositionata+o · masc. · pl. · definite872determiner87anos2nounyearsano · masc. · pl.,odeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definiteescritornounwritermasc. · sing.JoaquimnounJoaquimDantasnounDantas.
- Morreu → escritor: subject–verb (postposed)
- aos → anos: age
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Obituary lead: the verb comes first and the subject (o escritor…) last, after the date and age. Stylistic inversion & emphatic word order →
- 2aos 87 anos = at (the age of) 87.