Phrase · ✈️ Travel problems
Perdi a conexão; tem como me colocar no próximo voo?
I missed my connection; is there any way to put me on the next flight?
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Why every word is where it is
Perdi1verbI missedperder · past · 1st sing.adeterminertheo · fem. · sing. · definiteconexão1nounconnectionfem. · sing.;tem2verbis thereter · present · 3rd sing.como2adverba wayme3object pronounmeeu · 1st sing. · direct objectcolocarverbto putinfinitivenoprepositionon theem · masc. · sing. · definitepróximoadjectivenextmasc. · sing.voonounflightmasc. · sing.?
- tem → como: fixed phrase
- colocar → me: object
- próximo → voo: agreement
Word for word: “(I) lost the connection; has how to me put on-the next flight?”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1perder a conexão = to miss your connection, as in Spanish.
- 2Tem como…? = is there a way to…? A very common spoken request. Existential tem (speech) vs há (writing) →
- 3me colocar: in Brazil the pronoun goes before the infinitive. Object pronouns as spoken →
Variations
- Perdi a conexão. Vocês podem me colocar no próximo voo?
- Dá pra me colocar no próximo voo?
- Tem algum voo mais tarde?