Word
A rua toda ficou inundada depois da tempestade.
Meaning
The whole street was flooded after the storm.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of A rua toda ficou inundada depois da tempestade.
a rua
the street
a
to / at (direction)
depois de
after
todo
all / whole
Questions & Answers about A rua toda ficou inundada depois da tempestade.
Why do we use ficou inundada here instead of foi inundada?
This is the resultative passive. Using ficou focuses on the resulting state of the street after the event was over (it ended up flooded). If we used foi inundada, it would be the standard passive voice, which focuses on the action itself happening at that specific moment.
Does the past participle inundada always agree with the subject when used with ficar?
Is there a difference between saying a rua toda and toda a rua?