Phrase · 🙇 Apologies & excuses
Não era minha intenção te magoar.
I didn’t mean to hurt you.
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Why every word is where it is
nãoadverbnotera1verbwasser · imperfect · 3rd sing.minhadeterminermymeu · 1st sing.intençãonounintentionfem. · sing.te2object pronounyou2nd sing. · direct objectmagoar3verbhurtinfinitive.
- minha → intenção: agreement
- magoar → te: object
- não → era: modifier
Word for word: “Not was my intention you to-hurt.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1era: imperfeito for an intention you had. Não foi minha intenção also works. Pretérito imperfeito →
- 2te magoar: in Brazilian speech the pronoun goes before the infinitive. Object pronouns as spoken →
- 3magoar = to hurt someone’s feelings. Physical hurt is machucar.
Variations
- Eu não queria te magoar.
- Não foi minha intenção te chatear.
- Desculpa se eu te magoei.