Phrase · 🗺️ Regional speech
Uai, o ônibus já passou? Achei que era às sete.
What, the bus has already gone? I thought it was at seven.
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Why every word is where it is
Uai1interjectionwhat,odeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definiteônibusnounbusmasc. · sing.jáadverbalreadypassouverbwent bypassar · past · 3rd sing.?Achei2verbI thoughtachar · past · 1st sing.queconjunctionthateraverbit wasser · imperfect · 3rd sing.àsprepositionata+a · fem. · pl. · definitesetedeterminerseven.
- ônibus → passou: subject–verb
- Achei → que: achar que
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Uai = surprise or "well, obviously": the best-known Minas Gerais interjection. Regional & social variation in grammar →
- 2achar que = "think, reckon": Achei que era… = "I thought it was…".
Variations
- Ué, o ônibus já passou? Achei que era às sete.