Breakdown of O peixe frito é do miúdo.
ser
to be
de
of / from / by (means of transport) / wearing (attire)
o peixe
the fish
o miúdo
the kid (colloquial)
frito
fried
Questions & Answers about O peixe frito é do miúdo.
Why is do used here to mean "the kid's"?
In Portuguese, there is no apostrophe-s ('s) to show possession. Instead, you say that something is "of the" person. Here, do is the contraction of de (of) and o (the). So, é do miúdo literally translates to "is of the kid".
Is frito a regular adjective?
Frito (fried) is actually the irregular past participle of the verb fritar (to fry). Many verbs have a short, irregular past participle that is used as an adjective to describe a state. Since peixe is a masculine singular noun, it stays as frito.
I usually see criança or menino for child. Is miúdo different?
Miúdo (masculine) or miúda (feminine) is a very common and everyday way to say "kid" in Portugal. While criança means "child" in a more general sense, you will hear miúdo used constantly in informal, everyday European Portuguese.
Why does the adjective come after the noun in peixe frito?
In Portuguese, adjectives that classify a noun or describe a physical state (like how a food is cooked) almost always come directly after the noun they describe.
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