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How to Say ‘She's running late.’ in Portuguese

Ela vem atrasada.

EH-lah vayng uh-truh-ZAH-duh

[EH-lah vayng uh-truh-ZAH-duh]

💬 Usage Tip: atrasada ends in -a because it describes a woman. For a man it's atrasado.

Phrase Breakdown

Ela

[EH-lah]

she

Third-person singular feminine subject pronoun.

Example

Ela tem descansado bastante.

She has been resting a lot.

vem

[vayng]

comes

Verb from 'vir', used figuratively for order of importance.

Example

O bem-estar vem antes do trabalho excessivo.

Well-being comes before excessive work.

atrasada

[uh-truh-ZAH-duh]

late

Feminine adjective for running late or delayed.

Example

A minha amiga está atrasada.

My friend is late.

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