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Não adianta chorar pelo leite derramado.
There's no use crying over spilled milk.
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Why every word is where it is
Nãoadverbnot, noadianta1verbhelps (não adianta = it's no use)adiantar · present · 3rd sing.chorarverbcryinfinitivepeloprepositionby the, for thepor + oleitenounmilkmasc. · sing.derramadoverbspilledderramar · participle · masc. · sing..
- adianta → chorar: + infinitive
Word for word: “It's no use crying over spilled milk.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1não adianta + infinitive = it's no use… Conditional sentences III: unreal past & mixed →