Phrase · 🧳 Travel & hotels
O voo pra Cuiabá atrasou duas horas.
The flight to Cuiabá was two hours late.
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Why every word is where it is
Odeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitevoo1nounflightmasc. · sing.pra2prepositiontoparaCuiabánounCuiabá (capital of Mato Grosso)atrasou3verbwas delayedatrasar · past · 3rd sing.duas4determinertwodois · fem.horasnounhourshora · fem. · pl..
- voo → atrasou: subject of atrasou
- pra → Cuiabá: pra + destination
- atrasou → horas: how long: no preposition
- duas → horas: fem. pl.
Word for word: “The flight for Cuiabá delayed two hours.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1voo = flight; no circumflex since the 1990 spelling agreement (formerly vôo). Sounds, spelling & accent marks →
- 2pra = para in speech: the destination. Written: o voo para Cuiabá. por vs para (first pass) →
- 3atrasou: atrasar = to be late, delayed; no reflexive pronoun. Pretérito perfeito: regular verbs →
- 4duas: dois has a feminine form, used with horas. Numbers, time, dates & prices →
Variations
- O voo para Cuiabá atrasou duas horas.
- Meu voo tá atrasado.
- O voo pra Cuiabá tá com duas horas de atraso.