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Preciso de um atestado médico.

I need a doctor’s note.

B1asking for a sick noteAudio · coming soon

Why every word is where it is

Preciso1verbI needprecisar · present · 1st sing.de1preposition(of)umdetermineramasc. · sing. · indefiniteatestado2nounnote (certificate)masc. · sing.médicoadjectivedoctor’s (medical)masc. · sing..
  • Preciso → de: governs
  • de → atestado: preposition
  • médico → atestado: agreement

Word for word: “(I) need of a certificate medical.”

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
  2. 2
    o atestado = sick note. You hand it in at work to justify days off.

Variations

  • O senhor pode me dar um atestado?
  • Vou precisar de um atestado para o trabalho.
  • Preciso de um atestado de três dias.