Phrase · 🗺️ Regional speech

Que parada é essa aí no teu braço?

What’s that thing on your arm?

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Why every word is where it is

Quedeterminerwhatparada1nounthingfem. · sing.éverbisser · present · 3rd sing.essapronounthatesse · fem. · sing.aíadverbtherenoprepositiononem+o · masc. · sing. · definiteteu2determineryour2nd sing.braçonounarmmasc. · sing.?

parada → essa: agreement
teu → braço: possessive–noun

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

1
parada = "thing, stuff" in Rio slang: que parada é essa? Regional & social variation in grammar →
2
Cariocas mix tu and você: teu is normal Rio speech. Subject pronouns & the spoken person system →

Variations

O que é isso no seu braço?