Phrase · 🫂 Feelings & empathy
No primeiro dia, me senti um peixe fora d'água.
On the first day, I felt like a fish out of water.
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Why every word is where it is
Noprepositionon theem+o · masc. · sing. · definiteprimeiroadjectivefirstmasc. · sing.dianoundaymasc. · sing.,me1pronounmyself1stsenti1verbfeltsentir · past · 1st sing.um2determineramasc. · sing. · indefinitepeixe2nounfishmasc. · sing.fora2adverboutd'2prepositionofdeágua2nounwaterfem. · sing..
- me → senti: clitic → verb
- senti → peixe: sentir-se + noun
- peixe → água: idiom
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Speech puts the clitic first: me senti; formal writing at a sentence start: senti-me. Clitic placement by register & written object pronouns →
- 2sentir-se um peixe fora d'água = "feel like a fish out of water"; no como needed.