Phrase · 😏 Irony & understatement

Tá ótimo, só faltou o principal.

Great — the only thing missing was the main thing.

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Why every word is where it is

Tá1verbit's (spoken)estar · present · 3rd sing.ótimo1adjectivegreatmasc. · sing.,sóadverbonly, justfaltou2verbwas missingfaltar · past · 3rd sing.odeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definiteprincipalnounmain thingmasc. · sing..

Tá → ótimo: ironic praise
faltou → principal: subject after faltar

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

1
Ironic praise followed by the real criticism. «Tá» = spoken «está». Figurative language & rhetorical devices →
2
«faltar» takes the missing thing as subject, usually after the verb: faltou o principal.