Phrase · 🗺️ Regional speech

O açaí daqui é pai d'égua!

The açaí around here is brilliant!

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Why every word is where it is

Odeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definiteaçaí1nounaçaímasc. · sing.daquiprepositionfrom herede+aquiéverbisser · present · 3rd sing.pai2nounfathermasc. · sing.d'2prepositionofdeégua2nounmarefem. · sing.!

pai → égua: idiom
açaí → é: subject–verb

Word for word: “The açaí from here is the mare's father!”

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

1
In Pará açaí is a savoury staple, often eaten with fried fish and manioc flour.
2
pai d'égua = "brilliant, top-notch": Pará slang. Regional & social variation in grammar →

Variations

O açaí daqui é excelente!