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Voltei a correr de manhã.

I’ve started running in the mornings again.

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Why every word is where it is

Voltei1verbI went backvoltar · past · 1st sing.a1prepositiontocorrerverbrunninginfinitivede manhã2adverbin the morning.
  • Voltei → a: preposition
  • Voltei → correr: periphrasis

Word for word: “(I) returned to run of morning.”

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    voltar a + infinitive = to do something again (Spanish volver a). Aspectual periphrases I: começar a, parar de, voltar a… →
  2. 2
    de manhã = in the morning. Pela manhã also exists but sounds more formal.

Variations

  • Voltei a correr.
  • Comecei a correr de novo de manhã.
  • Agora eu corro de manhã de novo.