Phrase · 🧩 Everyday idioms

Não fui com a cara dele.

I didn't take to him.

C2expressing dislikeinformalpt-BR-spAudio · coming soon

Why every word is where it is

Nãoadverbnot, nofui1verbI wentir · past · 1st sing.comprepositionwithadeterminertheo · fem. · sing. · definitecara1nounfacefem. · sing.deleprepositionhisde + ele.

fui → cara: ir com a cara de = to like someone
cara → dele: a cara dele

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

1
«ir com a cara de alguém» = to take to someone at first sight; mostly negative.