Phrase · 📖 Telling a story
Tudo começou quando eu me mudei pra Salvador.
It all started when I moved to Salvador.
B1opening a storyinformalpt-BR-spAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Tudo1pronouneverythingcomeçouverbstartedcomeçar · past · 3rd sing.quandoconjunctionwheneupronounI1st sing. · subjectmeobject pronoun(myself)eu · 1st sing. · direct objectmudei2verbmovedmudar · past · 1st sing.pra3prepositiontoparaSalvadornounSalvador.
- Tudo → começou: subject
- eu → mudei: subject
- mudei → me: object
- mudei → pra: preposition
Word for word: “All began when I myself moved to Salvador.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Tudo começou = it all started. On its own, "everything" is tudo, never todo. tudo vs todo & indefinite pronouns I →
- 2me mudei = I moved (house, city): mudar-se, with me before the verb. Reflexive verbs & daily routine →
- 3pra = spoken para, the usual preposition with mudar-se. por vs para (first pass) →
Variations
- Tudo começou quando eu me mudei para Salvador.
- Tudo começou quando eu fui morar em Salvador.
- Foi quando eu me mudei pra Salvador que tudo começou.