A Última Carta

• By: Bárbara Bandeira
• Album: Cartas EP

Lyrics:

Grammar:

• Eu tenho, tenho saudades

  ➔ Present tense of 'ter' (to have) in the first person singular

  ➔ The singer is expressing possession or feelings in the present.

• Se esta vai ser a última carta para ti

  ➔ Futuro do verbo 'ser' (to be) na terceira pessoa singular com uma estrutura condicional

  ➔ Expressing a future event or state with a conditional nuance.

• Eu sei que não perguntaste

  ➔ Past tense of 'saber' (to know) in the first person singular, use of 'que' to introduce subordinate clause

  ➔ Using past tense to indicate knowledge, with a subordinate clause introduced by 'que'.

• Ainda te quero perguntar

  ➔ Use of the present tense of 'querer' (to want) + infinitive 'perguntar'

  ➔ Expressing desire to ask something in the present.

• Tudo tem um fim

  ➔ Present tense of 'ter' (to have) + definite article 'um' + noun 'fim'

  ➔ Stating that everything has an end, using 'ter' in the present tense.

• Ficou assim branca

  ➔ Past tense of 'ficar' (to become/stay) in third person singular + adverb 'assim' + adjective 'branca'

  ➔ Describing the state of someone becoming or remaining 'branca', with a past tense verb.

• E as mensagens já falam por si

  ➔ Present tense of 'falar' (to speak) in third person plural, with possessive 'por si'

  ➔ Indicating that the messages already speak for themselves in the present tense.