Breakdown of O filhote está com sono.
estar
to be
com sono
sleepy
o filhote
the puppy; kitten; young animal
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Questions & Answers about O filhote está com sono.
What does filhote mean exactly?
Filhote usually means a baby animal, young animal, or cub/puppy/kitten, depending on context. It is a general word, not a species-specific one.
Examples:
By itself, o filhote means the baby animal / the little one.
Why is it o filhote and not a filhote?
Because filhote is grammatically masculine in Portuguese, so it takes o in the singular:
- o filhote = the baby animal
- os filhotes = the baby animals
This is grammatical gender, not necessarily biological sex. Even if the animal is female, people may still use o filhote unless they specifically want to mark it as female in some other way.
Why does the sentence use está instead of é?