O preço está baixo.

The price is low.

Breakdown of O preço está baixo.

• estar: to be
• o preço: the price
• baixo: low

Questions & Answers about O preço está baixo.

Why is there o before preço?

O is the masculine singular definite article, meaning the. In normal Portuguese, a noun like preço usually takes an article when it is the subject of a sentence, so O preço está baixo sounds natural. Without the article, it would usually sound incomplete unless it were a headline, label, or some very clipped style.

What form is está?

Está is the third-person singular present form of estar. With o preço, it means is. So grammatically, the structure is subject + verb + adjective: O preço + está + baixo.

Why does Portuguese use estar here instead of ser?

Portuguese often uses estar for a condition or state, especially one that can change. A price can go up or down, so está baixo suggests the price is low in the current situation. That is why estar is very natural here.

Can I also say O preço é baixo?