o qual frase é correto?
It was my idea. Should it be written as:

"É ideia a minha" ou "É meu ideia"

I was watching a telenovela and two different actors said these two sentences but I don't know which one is correct or if they are both correct.

Question

o qual frase é correto?
It was my idea. Should it be written as:

"É ideia a minha" ou "É meu ideia"

I was watching a telenovela and two different actors said these two sentences but I don't know which one is correct or if they are both correct.

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Qual é a frase correta?

It was my idea = Isso/essa foi minha ideia (past/passado)

It is my idea = Isso/essa é minha ideia (present/presente)

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No caso da pergunta, melhor seria "Qual das frases é a correta?". No caso das frases, melhor seria "É ideia minha".

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Technically, "It WAS my idea" is in the past tense. So the sentence in Portuguese should be:

"Foi ideia minha / Foi minha ideia" or "Essa foi ideia minha / Essa foi minha ideia"

If the sentence you need is "It IS my idea", it should be:

"É ideia minha / É minha ideia" or "Essa é ideia minha / Essa é minha ideia"

They work the same way but with practice you will notice a slight difference as with possessive pronouns, like "My sweet child" and "Sweet child of mine".

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Technically, "It WAS my idea" is in the past tense. So the sentence in Portuguese should be:

"Foi ideia minha / Foi minha ideia" or "Essa foi ideia minha / Essa foi minha ideia"

If the sentence you need is "It IS my idea", it should be:

"É ideia minha / É minha ideia" or "Essa é ideia minha / Essa é minha ideia"

They work the same way but with practice you will notice a slight difference as with possessive pronouns, like "My sweet child" and "Sweet child of mine".