Phrase · 👕 Clothes & sizes
Normalmente eu uso M, mas essa ficou larga.
I usually wear a medium, but this one's loose on me.
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Why every word is where it is
Normalmente1adverbusuallyeupronounI1st sing. · subjectuso2verbwearusar · present · 1st sing.MnounM (medium),masconjunctionbutessa3pronounthis oneesse · fem. · sing.ficou3verbturned out, fitsficar · past · 3rd sing.larga4adjectiveloose, too widelargo · fem. · sing..
- eu → uso: eu → uso
- essa → ficou: subject of ficou
- ficou → larga: ficar + adjective: how it fits
- larga → essa: larga agrees with essa (fem.)
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Normalmente: the adjective normal + -mente, like English -ly. Adverbs in -mente & degree words →
- 2uso M = I wear (a) medium: usar is the everyday verb for wearing a size or clothes.
- 3essa ficou: ficar in the perfeito says how something fits once you try it on. Essa = this one (the T-shirt). ficar: stay, become, be located →
- 4larga = loose, too wide. False friend: "long" is comprida.
Variations
- Eu geralmente uso M, mas essa ficou larga.
- Uso M, mas essa ficou grande.
- Essa ficou larga; tem uma menor?