"O pior já passou."

Translation: The worst has passed already.

[andreaparker]

Translations are not good in English. We would say: The worst is over now

[elpipo]

I agree.

[matwat22]

I agree, but at the same time I've heard people say: "The worst has already passed."

[emeyr]

If you hear the sentence as is written in DL's answer with the adverb after the verb ("The worst has passed already"), it's regional...

[thekyledeauna]

Agreed!

[beccawub]

I would add to the list of things that ought to be accepted in English for this: “The worst is behind us.” It’s not exactly a close literal translation, but it’s idiomatically very natural and common.

[BGMarc]

In Australia we often say "the worst is passed" . Does anything in the Português force it to be past tense?

[emeyr]

The adverb "já" puts the expression into the past. The translation would be better if it were: "The worst has already passed."

Edit: Agree with andreaparker (2 years ago) The worst is already over. (Sounds more natural)

[soulzy]

a better translation would be "The worst has happened already"

[Lingodingle]

Both good answers but theirs are also OK.

[UneJamKuqEZi]

The only thing I can think of with this sentence is Let it Go in European Portuguese (exclude "o pior"). Já passou, já passou, não vivo mais com temor!

[Falaportuguese12]

I wrote: 'The worst already has passed.' This would not be considered wrong by a native English speaker!

[jjhoon713]

i still dont understand what já means

[sharkbbb]

In this sentence "já" means "already". The full dictionary definition from Wiktionary:

• (usually preceding verbs in the past tense) already (indicating that something has happened before)

• (usually following verbs in the present tense) now (at this instant)

• (in negative sentences, preceding the adverb não) anymore; any longer

• (usually preceding verbs in the present tense) in a minute; soon

• (preceding noun phrases) on the other hand

Usage notes: In Portuguese, já is said more frequently than the English equivalents. It is sometimes left untranslated altogether.

[ryanrivera12]

Just did, the worst has past. not correct then the worst is past. Then said its not right and said the worst has past is correct wtf!

[AyrtonSmith]

"Past" shouldn't be correct at all unless "The worst is in the past." It is not a verb.

[MexRich]

The problem is with "passed" and "past," in that they are homonyms but different parts of speech. O pior ja passou = The worst has passed (verb)" or "The worst is over." "Past" is either a noun or an adjective, not a verb.

[SrRanzinza]

Why not "The worst has gone" ?

[TerryGJCC]

The worst already has passed. And. The worst has passed already. Should both be counted as correct.

[komango]

Agreed the worst has past should also count

[AyrtonSmith]

No, it should definitely not. "Past" is not a verb.