Phrase · 🕊️ Managing conflict
Peço desculpas pelo transtorno causado.
I apologise for the inconvenience caused.
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Why every word is where it is
Peço1verbI ask forpedir · present · 1st sing.desculpas1nounapologiesdesculpa · fem. · pl.pelo2prepositionfor thepor+o · masc. · sing. · definitetranstorno3nouninconveniencemasc. · sing.causado4verbcausedcausar · participle · masc. · sing..
- Peço → desculpas: pedir desculpas
- Peço → pelo: reason (por)
- causado → transtorno: participle agreement
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1pedir desculpas = "apologise"; pedir → peço in the 1sg. More irregular & stem-changing presents →
- 2por + o = pelo: the reason for the apology. por vs para (first pass) →
- 3o transtorno = "inconvenience, trouble" here, not a medical disorder.
- 4The participle agrees with transtorno: it apologises for the effect without naming a fault.