Phrase · ✈️ Travel problems
O voo atrasou e eu vou perder a conexão.
The flight is delayed and I’m going to miss my connection.
B1reporting a travel problemAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Odeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitevoonounflightmasc. · sing.atrasou1verbwas delayedatrasar · past · 3rd sing.econjunctionandeupronounI1st sing. · subjectvou2verbam going toir · present · 1st sing.perderverbmissinfinitiveadeterminertheo · fem. · sing. · definiteconexãonounconnectionfem. · sing..
- voo → atrasou: subject
- eu → vou: subject
- vou → perder: periphrasis
- perder → conexão: object
Word for word: “The flight delayed and I go to-lose the connection.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1atrasar = to be late or delayed. For a flight, no pronoun: o voo atrasou. Pretérito perfeito: regular verbs →
- 2vou perder: ir + infinitive is the spoken future. Nothing goes in between. ir + infinitive: the spoken future →
Variations
- Meu voo está atrasado e eu vou perder a conexão.
- Com esse atraso, eu vou perder a conexão.
- O voo atrasou; não vou chegar a tempo pra conexão.