Phrase · 🌠 Wishes & hopes
Tomara que não chova no fim de semana.
Let’s hope it doesn’t rain this weekend.
B1hoping about plansAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Tomara1interjectionlet’s hopequeconjunctionthatnãoadverbnotchova2verbrainschover · subjunctive · present · 3rd sing.no3prepositionon theem · masc. · sing. · definitefim3nounendmasc. · sing.deprepositionofsemananounweekfem. · sing..
- Tomara → chova: trigger
- não → chova: modifier
- fim → semana: fixed phrase
Word for word: “Let’s-hope that (it) not rains in-the end of week.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Tomara que always takes the subjunctive, also with não. Subjunctive after wishes, requests & emotions →
- 2chova: chover → chove → chova. Weather verbs have no subject. Present subjunctive: forms →
- 3no fim de semana = at the weekend: em + o = no. Contractions: preposition + article/pronoun →
Variations
- Tomara que faça sol no fim de semana.
- Espero que não chova no sábado.
- Tomara que o tempo ajude!