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Phrase · 🕵️ Saying what happened (and who did it)

O voo foi cancelado por causa do mau tempo.

The flight was cancelled due to bad weather.

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Why every word is where it is

Odeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitevoonounflightmasc. · sing.foiverbwasser · past · 3rd sing.cancelado1verbcancelledcancelar · participle · masc. · sing.por causa do1prepositionbecause of (the)por causa de + omauadjectivebadmasc. · sing.temponountimemasc. · sing..
  • voo → cancelado: masculine

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    The cause, not an agent: por causa do + noun. mau (adjective) ≠ mal (adverb). Passive voice with ser (and estar / ficar + participle) →