No. 689 in Portuguese
completa
"Completa" means "complete" or "fills in" depending on context.
In a sentence
A tarefa agora está completa.
The task is now complete.
Here, 'completa' serves as an adjective to describe the status of the task, indicating it has been finished or finalized.
Ela completa o trabalho antes do prazo.
She completes the work ahead of the deadline.
In this sentence, 'completa' functions as a verb conjugated in the third person singular of the present tense, denoting the action of finishing or finalizing the work.
A frase só fica completa com a palavra certa.
The sentence is only complete with the correct word.
Here, 'completa' is used adjectivally to describe the state of the sentence when it includes the correct word, indicating entirety or fullness.
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