Breakdown of Minha prima me deu carona porque o engarrafamento estava pior do que ontem.
estar
to be
minha
my
porque
because
me
me
Questions & Answers about Minha prima me deu carona porque o engarrafamento estava pior do que ontem.
Why is it minha prima and not meu prima?
Because minha has to agree with prima, the noun being possessed.
- prima = female cousin
- primo = male cousin
- minha goes with feminine singular nouns
- meu goes with masculine singular nouns
So:
- minha prima = my female cousin
- meu primo = my male cousin
The possessive agrees with the thing/person owned, not with the speaker.
What does deu carona mean?
Dar carona is a very common Brazilian Portuguese expression meaning to give someone a ride.
So:
- Minha prima me deu carona = My cousin gave me a ride
Literally, dar means to give, but dar carona works as a fixed expression.
Related expressions:
Example:
- Ela me deu carona até a escola. = She gave me a ride to school.
Why is the pronoun me before deu?