Phrase · 🧉 Regional expressions: South, Southeast & Centre-West
O piá não para quieto nem um minuto.
The kid can't sit still for a single minute.
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Why every word is where it is
Odeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitepiá1nounkid, boymasc. · sing.nãoadverbnot, nopara2verbstays, stopsparar · present · 3rd sing.quieto2adjectivestillmasc. · sing.nemadverbnot evenumdetermineramasc. · sing. · indefiniteminutonounminutemasc. · sing..
- para → quieto: parar quieto = keep still
- piá → quieto: piá → quieto
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Paraná: «piá» (from Tupi) = boy, kid.
- 2«parar quieto» = to keep still, with no reflexive (Spanish «estarse quieto»).