Phrase · 🌸 Tactful criticism
Parabéns pelo trabalho; dá pra ver que você se dedicou.
Congratulations on the work; you can tell you put a lot into it.
B2praisinginformalpt-BR-spAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Parabénsinterjectioncongratulationspeloprepositionby the, for thepor + otrabalhonounwork, jobmasc. · sing.;dá1verbgives; is possible (dá pra)dar · present · 3rd sing.pra1prepositionfor, to (spoken)paraververbseeinfinitivequeconjunctionthatvocêpronounyou2nd sing.se2pronounoneself; (impersonal se)3rddedicou2verbput effort indedicar · past · 3rd sing..
- dá → ver: pra + infinitive
- se → dedicou: pronominal verb
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1dá pra ver que = you can tell that. Register switching: spoken ↔ written BR →
- 2dedicar-se = to put effort in; pronoun before the verb after você. Clitic placement by register & written object pronouns →