How to Say ‘There was an accident.’ in Portuguese
Houve um acidente.
OH-veh oong uh-see-DEN-teh
[OH-veh oong uh-see-DEN-teh]
💬 Usage Tip: Houve is the past form of há "there is", and the h is silent: (OH-veh). Houve trânsito means "there was traffic".
Phrase Breakdown
Houve
[OH-veh]
there was
Past tense of impersonal 'haver' (there is).
Houve um problema ontem.
There was a problem yesterday.
um
[oong]
a
An indefinite article used before a masculine singular noun.
Em «um» prazer, o artigo introduz a expressão educada.
In “a” pleasure, the article introduces the polite expression.
acidente
[uh-see-DEN-teh]
accident
Masculine noun for a crash or mishap.
O acidente fechou a estrada.
The accident closed the road.
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