Phrase · 📨 Reporting what someone said
O médico falou pra eu descansar uns dias.
The doctor told me to rest for a few days.
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Why every word is where it is
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- médico → falou: subject
- falou → pra: governs
- eu → descansar: subject
- uns → dias: agreement
Word for word: “The doctor spoke for I to-rest some days.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1falar pra + person + infinitive = to tell someone to do something (spoken). Reported speech I: disse que, perguntou se →
- 2pra eu descansar: eu, not mim, because it’s the subject of the infinitive. Personal infinitive I →
Variations
- O médico disse para eu descansar uns dias.
- O médico mandou eu descansar uns dias.
- O médico me disse que eu precisava descansar.