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Phrase · 💊 Health & pharmacy

Toma um comprimido de oito em oito horas.

Take one tablet every eight hours.

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Why every word is where it is

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  • Toma → comprimido: object of toma
  • um → comprimido: masc. sing.
  • de → horas: de X em X horas: every X hours

Word for word: “Take a tablet from eight in eight hours.”

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    Toma: spoken imperative; a doctor writing a prescription or a leaflet uses the standard tome. Imperative & polite requests →
  2. 2
    comprimido = tablet; the medicine in general is o remédio.
  3. 3
    de oito em oito horas = every eight hours: de + number + em + number. Numbers, time, dates & prices →

Variations

  • Tome um comprimido de oito em oito horas.
  • Toma um comprimido a cada oito horas.
  • É um comprimido três vezes por dia.