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Questions & Answers about A reunião é online.
What does A reunião é online translate to in English?
It translates as "The meeting is online."
What is the role of the article A in this sentence?
A is the feminine definite article in Portuguese—equivalent to "the" in English—and it agrees with the feminine noun reunião (meeting).
Why is the verb é (from ser) used instead of está (from estar) in this sentence?
Portuguese uses ser (with é) to describe inherent or defining characteristics. Here, saying A reunião é online emphasizes that being online is an essential quality of the meeting, rather than a temporary state, which would typically require estar.
How does the borrowed word online behave in terms of gender and inflection in Portuguese?
Since online is an English loanword, it remains invariable—it does not change to reflect gender or number. Even though reunião is feminine, online stays the same.
What does the tilde in reunião indicate?
The tilde on ã signals a nasal vowel sound, which is a common pronunciation feature in Portuguese, particularly in words ending with -ão.