Phrase · 📜 Proverbs & sayings
O que os olhos não veem, o coração não sente.
What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over.
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Why every word is where it is
O1pronounwhatmasc. · sing.quepronounthat, whichosdeterminertheo · masc. · pl. · definiteolhosnouneyesolho · masc. · pl.nãoadverbnot, noveem2verbseever · present · 3rd pl.,odeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitecoraçãonounheartmasc. · sing.nãoadverbnot, nosenteverbfeelssentir · present · 3rd sing..
- O → sente: o que… (object fronted) → sente
- olhos → veem: olhos → veem
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1«O que» (what) is the fronted object of «sente».
- 2«veem» (they see) lost its circumflex in the 2009 reform.