Breakdown of A avaliação psicológica e o exame toxicológico estão prontos.
estar
to be
e
and
pronto
ready
a avaliação psicológica
the psychological assessment
Questions & Answers about A avaliação psicológica e o exame toxicológico estão prontos.
Why does the sentence use a avaliação but o exame?
Because Portuguese nouns have grammatical gender.
- avaliação is a feminine noun, so it takes a
- exame is a masculine noun, so it takes o
This gender affects not only the article, but also any adjectives that describe the noun:
- avaliação psicológica
- exame toxicológico
Grammatical gender in Portuguese does not necessarily match biological sex or any logical category, so it often has to be learned with each noun.
Why are psicológica and toxicológico placed after the nouns?
In Portuguese, adjectives often come after the noun, especially in neutral, descriptive language.
So:
- avaliação psicológica = psychological evaluation
- exame toxicológico = toxicological exam
This is more natural in Portuguese than putting the adjective first. In some cases, adjective position can change nuance, but here the standard order is noun + adjective.
Why is it psicológica but toxicológico?