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Phrase · 🥗 Health & habits

Tenho alergia a camarão.

I’m allergic to prawns.

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Why every word is where it is

Tenho1verbI haveter · present · 1st sing.alergia1nounan allergyfem. · sing.a2prepositiontocamarão2nounprawnmasc. · sing..
  • Tenho → alergia: object
  • alergia → a: governs
  • a → camarão: preposition

Word for word: “(I) have allergy to prawns.”

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    ter alergia a = to be allergic to; you can also say ser alérgico a. ter: possession, age, obligation (ter que) →
  2. 2
    Food in general takes no article: alergia a camarão, a amendoim.

Variations

  • Sou alérgico a camarão.
  • Tenho alergia a frutos do mar.
  • Não posso comer camarão, tenho alergia.