Questions & Answers about Onde é que te magoaste na perna?
Why is there a te before magoaste?
Magoaste comes from the reflexive verb magoar-se (to hurt oneself). Because the question is about you (the informal tu), we use the reflexive pronoun te. In the simple past tense, the tu form of the verb magoar is magoaste. Together, te magoaste literally means you hurt yourself.
Why does te come before the verb instead of after it?
In Portuguese, question words like Onde (where) act as magnets that pull the pronoun to the front of the verb. Because of this rule, the pronoun te must jump before magoaste instead of attaching to the end of it.
What does é que add to the sentence?
Why does it say na perna instead of using a word for "your" leg?