A vacinação é amanhã.

The vaccination is tomorrow.

Breakdown of A vacinação é amanhã.

• ser: to be
• amanhã: tomorrow
• a vacinação: the vaccination

Questions & Answers about A vacinação é amanhã.

Why is there a before vacinação?

A is the feminine singular definite article, meaning the.

Portuguese uses definite articles more often than English does. So where English might sometimes just say Vaccination is tomorrow, Portuguese normally says A vacinação é amanhã.

Here, vacinação is being treated as a specific event or scheduled thing, so a sounds natural.

Why is vacinação feminine?

Because vacinação is a feminine noun.

A very useful pattern is that nouns ending in -ção are usually feminine in Portuguese:

• a vacinação
• a informação
• a situação

So the article has to match: a vacinação, not o vacinação.

What exactly is vacinação here?

Vacinação means vaccination as a noun—the act, process, campaign, or scheduled vaccination event.

It is different from:

• vacina = vaccine / sometimes the shot
• vacinar = to vaccinate
• se vacinar = to get vaccinated

In real Brazilian Portuguese, a vacinação can refer to:

• a vaccination appointment
• a vaccination campaign
• the act of getting vaccinated

The exact meaning depends on context.