Word
Tu não reparaste na confusão que eles fizeram?
Meaning
Didn't you notice the mess that they made?
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Tu não reparaste na confusão que eles fizeram?
tu
you
não
not / no
eles
they (m)
em
in / on / at
Questions & Answers about Tu não reparaste na confusão que eles fizeram?
Why is the verb fizeram instead of something regular like "fazeram"?
Fazer (to do/make) is highly irregular in the Simple Past (Pretérito Perfeito Simples). For eles, elas, and vocês, the root of the verb changes entirely from faz- to fiz-, making the correct form fizeram.
Why does the sentence use na before confusão instead of just a?
The verb reparar, when used to mean "to notice", always requires the preposition em. In Portuguese, you don't just notice a mess, you notice "in" a mess. When you combine em with the feminine word for "the" (a), it contracts into na.
Doesn't reparaste mean "you repaired"?
It can, but it is a very common false friend! While reparar does mean "to repair", in everyday Portuguese it is frequently used to mean "to notice". The preposition em right after the verb is your biggest clue that it means "to notice" in this sentence.
Why use the Simple Past (fizeram) instead of the Imperfect tense (faziam)?