Portuguese Phrase
Este bolo de chocolate com fudge está incrível.
Meaning
The sentence means ‘This chocolate cake with fudge is amazing.’ It expresses a strong positive reaction to the appearance, taste, or overall quality of the cake at the moment of speaking.
When to use
Use this phrase when you want to compliment a dessert you’re currently eating or looking at, especially in informal settings like a bakery, a party, or a family gathering.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Estebolodechocolatecomfudgeestáincrível
Demonstrative adjective (Este)
‘Este’ is used to point out something close to the speaker; it agrees in gender and number with the noun (masculine singular).
Noun phrase (bolo de chocolate)
‘Bolo’ (cake) is modified by the prepositional phrase ‘de chocolate’, indicating the flavor.
Preposition ‘com’
‘Com’ means ‘with’ and links the noun ‘fudge’ to the cake, showing an ingredient or topping.
Verb ‘estar’ + adjective
‘Está’ (from estar) is used for temporary states; here it describes how the cake looks/tastes right now.
Adjective ‘incrível’
‘Incrível’ means ‘incredible’ or ‘amazing’; it is an invariant adjective placed after the verb.
🗨In Conversation
¿Has probado el nuevo postre de la pastelería?
Have you tried the new pastry at the bakery?
Sí, este bolo de chocolate com fudge está incrível!
Yes, this chocolate cake with fudge is amazing!
✕Common Mistakes
Este bolo de chocolate com fudge é incrível.
Use ‘está’ for temporary states like taste; ‘é’ would suggest the cake is inherently incredible.
Este bolo de chocolate com fudje está incrível.
The correct spelling is ‘fudge’, a borrowed word kept unchanged in Portuguese.
Este bolo de chocolate com fudge está incrívelmente.
‘Incrívelmente’ is an adverb; you need the adjective ‘incrível’ after ‘está’.
↔Alternatives
Este pastel de chocolate con fudge está delicioso.
This chocolate cake with fudge is delicious.
Este bizcocho de chocolate y fudge está espectacular.
This chocolate cake and fudge is spectacular.
Este torta de chocolate con fudge está sensacional.
This chocolate cake with fudge is sensational.
Cultural Tip
In Brazil, desserts are often praised with superlatives like ‘incrível’, ‘delicioso’ or ‘sensacional’. When complimenting food, it’s common to use the verb ‘estar’ because the quality is seen as a temporary experience. Avoid using ‘ser’ here, as it would imply a permanent characteristic of the cake.