How to Say ‘But you didn't show it...’ in Portuguese
Mas não demonstrou isso...
mahs naw day-mon-STROH EE-soo
[mahs naw day-mon-STROH EE-soo]
💬 Usage Tip: Portuguese often leaves out the subject pronoun when it's clear, so não demonstrou isso still means 'you didn't show it' from the context. You'll see this all the time in connected speech.
Phrase Breakdown
Mas
[mahs]
But
Introduces a contrast or exception.
Ele tinha medo, mas continuou em frente.
He was afraid, but he kept going.
não
[naw]
not
Negation.
Ele não quis ver o filme.
He did not want to see the movie.
demonstrou
[day-mon-STROH]
showed
Past tense of show; to make visible or apparent.
Ele não demonstrou interesse.
He showed no interest.
isso
[EE-soo]
that
Refers to something previously mentioned.
Ele disse isso ontem.
He said that yesterday.
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