Breakdown of O meu pé esquerdo dói.
meu
my (m/f/pl: meu, minha, meus, minhas)
doer
to hurt
o pé
the foot
esquerdo
left (adjective)
Questions & Answers about O meu pé esquerdo dói.
Why is there an O before meu?
In European Portuguese, we usually put a definite article (o or a, meaning "the") before a possessive word like meu (my). Because pé (foot) is a masculine noun, we use the masculine article to make o meu.
Why does the adjective esquerdo come after the noun pé?
Unlike in English, where we say "left foot", descriptive adjectives in Portuguese almost always come right after the noun they describe. So it is ordered as "foot left" or pé esquerdo.
What is the base form of the verb dói?
The infinitive form is doer (to hurt or to ache). It is an irregular verb. In this sentence, it is in the third-person singular form (dói) because the subject performing the action is the foot (o meu pé).
Is there another common way to say this in Portuguese?
Yes! When talking about body parts, Portuguese speakers very often use an indirect object pronoun instead of a possessive. You will frequently hear Dói-me o pé esquerdo, which literally translates to "The left foot hurts me". Both versions are perfectly natural at this level.
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