desficava – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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desficava /des.fiˈka.va/ B1 |
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desbeijava /des.beiˈʒa.va/ B1 |
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cabeça /kaˈbe.sɐ/ A2 |
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sinal /siˈnaw/ A2 |
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tempo /ˈtẽ.pu/ A2 |
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vida /ˈvi.dɐ/ A1 |
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amor /aˈmoʁ/ A1 |
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interesse /ĩ.teˈʁɛ.se/ B2 |
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coração /ko.ɾaˈsɐ̃w/ A2 |
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espera /esˈpe.ɾɐ/ A2 |
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pensar /pẽˈsaʁ/ A2 |
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licença /liˈsẽ.sɐ/ B1 |
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nascendo /naˈsẽ.du/ B1 |
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dá /da/ A1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Se dava, eu desficava com você
➔ Conditional mood using the imperfect subjunctive
➔ The phrase "Se dava" expresses a hypothetical or unreal condition in the past, using the imperfect subjunctive "dava".
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Não tinha bola de cristal
➔ Imperfect tense of the verb "ter" (had)
➔ The phrase "Não tinha" uses the imperfect tense of "ter" to describe a past, ongoing state or lack of something.
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Ninguém me deu nenhum sinal-al-al
➔ Preterite tense of "dar" in the third person singular (deu) and a direct object
➔ The verb "deu" is the preterite (simple past) form of "dar" (to give), indicating a completed action.
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Se desse, eu desficava com você
➔ Conditional structure with imperfect subjunctive "desse"
➔ The phrase "Se desse" uses the imperfect subjunctive "desse" to express a hypothetical or unreal condition.
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Eu quero te esquecer
➔ Expressing desire using "quero" + infinitive
➔ The phrase "quero te esquecer" uses "quero" (I want) + the infinitive "esquecer" to express desire or intention.
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Mas não dá, tatatá-tatá
➔ Present tense of "dar" in the third person singular with negative form
➔ The phrase "não dá" employs the present indicative form of "dar" with "não" to mean "it doesn't work" or "it's not possible".