Phrase · 🧾 Formal complaints
O produto chegou com defeito e ninguém resolveu o problema.
The product arrived faulty and nobody solved the problem.
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Why every word is where it is
Odeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definiteprodutonounproductmasc. · sing.chegou1verbarrivedchegar · past · 3rd sing.comprepositionwithdefeito1noundefectmasc. · sing.econjunctionandninguémpronounnobodysing.resolveu2verbsolvedresolver · past · 3rd sing.odeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definiteproblema2nounproblemmasc. · sing..
- produto → chegou: subject
- ninguém → resolveu: 3rd sing
- o → problema: masculine
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1chegar com defeito = to arrive faulty, a fixed consumer phrase. Passive alternatives & agent demotion →
- 2problema is masculine despite ending in -a: o problema. Passive alternatives & agent demotion →