O resultado é incrível.

Breakdown of O resultado é incrível.

ser
to be
o resultado
the result
incrível
incredible; amazing

Questions & Answers about O resultado é incrível.

What does O mean at the beginning of the sentence?

O means the. It is the masculine singular definite article.

Because resultado is a masculine singular noun, you say:

  • o resultado = the result

If the noun were feminine, you would usually use a instead.

Why is it o resultado and not a resultado?

In Portuguese, nouns have grammatical gender. Resultado is a masculine noun, so it takes o, not a.

A useful clue is that many nouns ending in -o are masculine, although this is not always true in every case.

So:

  • o resultado = the result
What is é here?

É is the third-person singular form of the verb ser, which means to be.

So:

  • é = is

In this sentence:

  • O resultado é incrível. = The result is incredible.
Why does é have an accent?

The accent in é is important.

It helps distinguish:

  • é = is
  • e = and

It also shows the pronunciation: é has an open vowel sound.

So é and e are different words with different meanings.

Why is ser used instead of estar?

Ser is often used for qualities, identity, definitions, or more general descriptions. In O resultado é incrível, the speaker is describing the result as incredible.

So é incrível sounds like:

  • it is incredible
  • it’s an incredible result

You may also hear está incrível in some contexts, especially when talking about how something looks/turned out/appears right now. But é incrível is very natural when giving a general evaluation.

Does incrível change for gender?

In the singular, incrível stays the same for both masculine and feminine nouns.

So you can say:

  • O resultado é incrível.
  • A ideia é incrível.

Both use incrível.

In the plural, it changes to:

  • incríveis

Examples:

  • Os resultados são incríveis.
  • As ideias são incríveis.
Is the word order the same as in English?

Yes, this sentence follows the same basic pattern as English:

So it works like:

  • The result is incredible.

This is a very straightforward sentence structure in Portuguese.

How do you pronounce O resultado é incrível?

A simple Brazilian Portuguese approximation is:

  • oo heh-zool-TAH-do eh een-KREE-vel

A few pronunciation notes:

  • resultado has stress on ta: re-zul-TA-do
  • é sounds like eh
  • incrível has stress on crí: in-CRÍ-vel
  • In Brazilian Portuguese, the final l in words like incrível often sounds like a soft w sound

So native pronunciation may sound closer to:

  • in-KREE-vew
What does the accent in incrível do?

The accent marks the stressed syllable.

So incrível is stressed on crí:

  • in-CRÍ-vel

Without the accent, the stress pattern would be less clear and the spelling would not be standard Portuguese.

The accent also helps show the correct vowel quality.

Can I leave out o and just say Resultado é incrível?

Usually, no—not in this sentence.

In normal Portuguese, you would usually say:

  • O resultado é incrível.

Leaving out the article can sound unnatural here. Portuguese often uses definite articles in places where English may or may not use them.

So for a natural sentence, keep o.

How would this sentence change in the plural?

It becomes:

  • Os resultados são incríveis. = The results are incredible.

Here are the changes:

  • oos because the noun is now masculine plural
  • resultadoresultados
  • ésão because the verb must agree with a plural subject
  • incrívelincríveis
Is incrível a very strong word?

Yes, incrível is a strong positive word. It usually means:

  • incredible
  • amazing
  • fantastic

Depending on tone and context, it can sound enthusiastic or emphatic.

In everyday Brazilian Portuguese, people use incrível quite a lot, just like English speakers often use amazing or incredible.

Could I replace incrível with another adjective?

Yes. You can keep the same structure and change the adjective.

For example:

  • O resultado é bom. = The result is good.
  • O resultado é excelente. = The result is excellent.
  • O resultado é impressionante. = The result is impressive.

This is a useful pattern:

  • O/A + noun + é + adjective
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