Phrase · 📜 Proverbs & sayings
Uma andorinha só não faz verão.
One swallow doesn't make a summer.
C2proverb: one alone can't do itlearned as a wholeAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Umadetermineraum · fem. · sing. · indefiniteandorinhanounswallowfem. · sing.só1adjectivealonesing.nãoadverbnot, nofazverbmakesfazer · present · 3rd sing.verãonounsummermasc. · sing..
- andorinha → só: andorinha só (= sozinha)
- andorinha → faz: andorinha → faz
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1«só» after a noun = alone; before a verb = only.