Breakdown of Não te dou o meu pudinzinho.
não
not / no
meu
my (m/f/pl: meu, minha, meus, minhas)
te
you (informal object)
dar
to give
o pudim
the flan
Questions & Answers about Não te dou o meu pudinzinho.
Why does pudim change to pudinzinho with an 'n' instead of an 'm'?
The root word is pudim (flan). When adding the diminutive suffix -zinho, words ending in -m change that letter to an n. In Portuguese spelling rules, the letter m only appears at the very end of a word or before p and b. Since the suffix starts with z, the m must change to n to form pudinzinho.
Why is the pronoun te placed before the verb dou?
Does pudim translate exactly to the English word "pudding"?
Not quite! Although they look similar, pudim in Portugal almost always refers to a specific dessert: a baked caramel flan (crème caramel). It isn't used as a general word for all desserts or for the thick, creamy puddings common in English-speaking countries.
The verb here is dou. Is the verb dar (to give) irregular?
Yes, dar is highly irregular in the present tense. The first-person singular is dou (I give). Because this form is completely unique, Portuguese speakers almost always drop the subject pronoun eu (I) here, as the verb alone makes it perfectly clear who is doing the action.
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