Ter A Ver Com

Question 1

“ter a ver com”

Answer 1

(to have to do with/to be related to)

Literally translates to “I didn’t have anything to see with that”

Natural English: “I had nothing to do with that”

The “a ver” is a fixed prepositional phrase that functions as a unit

Question 2

“algo a ver com”

Answer 2

Same idiomatic construction as before,

but with “algo” (something) instead of “nada” (nothing)

Question 3

“Não tive nada a ver com isso.”

Answer 3

“I had nothing to do with that.”

Explanation:

• “Não tive” = “I didn’t have”
• “nada a ver com isso” = “anything to do with that”

Question 4

“que tive algo a ver com isto”

Answer 4

“that I had something to do with this”

Question 5

“nada a ver com isso”

Answer 5

“anything to do with that”

Question 6

“a ver”

Answer 6

“a ver” functions as a fixed unit meaning “to do with” or “related to.”

It’s not literally about “seeing”

• it’s an idiomatic expression where the original meaning has been bleached out.